Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Korean J Gastroenterol. 2020 May 25;75(5):292-295. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2020.75.5.292.
Peptic ulcer disease is common and can be diagnosed easily if the patient has an ulcer history or characteristic abdominal symptoms. On the other hand, it may take a long time for the patient to visit the hospital due to severe complications if the patient is old or insensitive to symptoms caused by peptic ulcers. In the present case, a 72-year-old female visited the hospital due to general weakness and inadequate oral intake, which started two weeks ago. Endoscopy and abdominal CT revealed huge gastric ulcer findings. Through a tissue examination by endoscopy, hepatic cells were identified, and the patient was diagnosed with peptic ulcer perforation to the liver and later received surgical treatment.
消化性溃疡病很常见,如果患者有溃疡病史或特征性腹痛症状,通常易于诊断。另一方面,如果患者年老或对消化性溃疡引起的症状不敏感,则可能会因严重并发症而需要很长时间才去医院就诊。在本病例中,一位 72 岁女性因全身无力和摄入不足于两周前就诊。内镜和腹部 CT 显示巨大的胃溃疡发现。通过内镜下组织检查,发现了肝细胞,患者被诊断为消化性溃疡穿孔至肝脏,并随后接受了手术治疗。