Ingestion of gelatinous candy, mimicking acute gastric bleeding

Xavier Galloo; Maarten Vander Kuylen; Maurizio Tosi; Johan De Mey; Steven Raeymaeckers

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2867

Ingestion of gelatinous candy, mimicking acute gastric bleeding

Clin Case Rep. 2020 May 27;8(8):1588-1589. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2867. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Authors

Xavier Galloo¹, Maarten Vander Kuylen², Maurizio Tosi³, Johan De Mey⁴, Steven Raeymaeckers⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology UZ Brussel Brussels Belgium.
² Department of Surgery UZ Brussel Brussels Belgium.
³ Department of Anesthesiology UZ Brussel Brussels Belgium.
⁴ Department of Radiology UZ Brussel Brussels Belgium.

Abstract

A detailed medical history is vital in the correct interpretation of medical images: Peer-to-peer feedback and a thorough medical history can help avoid diagnostic pitfalls and unnecessary therapy.

Keywords: abdominal computed tomography; acute appendicitis; emergency radiology; gastric bleeding; gelatinous candy.