Sequential bowel necrosis and large gastric ulcer in a patient with a ruptured femoral artery: A case report

Figure 1 Intestinal necrosis was observed during the surgical procedure. A: Necrosis of the colon was observed during the first exploratory laparotomy; B: Ischemic necrosis of the jejunum was observed during the second exploratory laparotomy.

Figure 2 Histopathological examination revealed the bowel necrosis. A: Histopathological analysis suggesting extensive bleeding and necrosis of the colon (× 100); B: Histopathological analysis suggesting bleeding from the small bowel rupture with acute purulent inflammation (× 100).

Figure 3  The abdomen computed tomography scan reveals multiple intestinal dilation, fluid and gas, and edema of the intestinal wall.

Figure 4 Gastroduodenoscopic images of gastric ulcer before and after the treatment. A: Gastroduodenoscopic image showing a large band ulcer in the gastric lesser curvature; B: Gastroduodenoscopic image showing that the size of the ulcer was significantly reduced after treatment.