Acute gastric dilatation in a patient with anorexia nervosa.

Revista Española De Enfermedades Digestivas : Organo Oficial De La Sociedad Española De Patología Digestiva
Íñigo Roa EsparzaOlga Merino Ochoa

Abstract

A 43-year-old female with a history of anorexia nervosa presented to our hospital with diffuse abdominal pain and distension after a binge eating episode. Vital signs and routine laboratory test results were unremarkable, except for a slightly elevated white blood cell count (14.5 x 109/l). Abdominal radiography and computed tomography (CT) revealed a massively dilated stomach, with a craniocaudal measurement of 37 cm.

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