El Hajj Ihab I, McCabe Marshall, Ceppa DuyKhanh P, Fridell Jonathan A, Sherman Stuart
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis Indiana.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis Indiana.
Clin Case Rep. 2018 Mar 8;6(5):955-956. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1468. eCollection 2018 May.
Tension gastrothorax is a rare condition, which poses a diagnostic dilemma and can be mistaken for a tension pneumothorax. Awareness of the risk factors, clinical presentation, and radiology findings of tension gastrothorax can help with the prompt identification and successful management of this life-threatening condition.