Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) · 1986 · 11 citations · 1 references
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MedicineOncologySurgeryGastroenterologyGastrointestinal OncologyGeneral SurgeryGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal ObstructionIntestinal ObstructionAbdominal DiscomfortColonic AdenocarcinomaColonic Obstruction ManagementEpigastric Pain SyndromeFunctional Gastrointestinal SymptomsVomiting EpisodeVomiting In Pregnancy
ing epigastric pain with nausea who were treated during the past 28 years as of 1984 at the First Department of Surgery of Nagasaki University.We wish to present two patients who underwent emergent operations due to hematoemesis and colonic obstruction, respectively, and one case exploratory laparotomy with an anticancer drug, and emphasize that these should be kept in mind, especially when vomiting is persistent and extends over a prQlonged period. CASE REPORTCase I .A 25-year-old woman gravida 3, para 1, abortuses 2 was admitted on July 18, 1970 with complaints of nausea and epigastric and lumbal pain.Her first infant delivered in July 1969 and the last menstrual period occurred on December 10, 1969.No past or family history of cancer was present.Since the end of May 1970,she had a history of continuous lumbar pain, but had no treatment.In the middle of June, she began to complain e,pigastric pain with loss of appetite and followed by several episodes of vomiting.It was felt that her gastrointestinal symptoms
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