Gastrointestinal perforation.
CT showed abdominal free air, which indicated gastrointestinal perforation.
CECT showed abdominal free air, which indicated gastrointestinal perforation.
This is the only previous report to describe extramedullary plasmacytoma with gastrointestinal perforation (Table 2).
While it has been previously reported that using nivolumab could cause colitis, there is also the risk that the gastrointestinal perforation could appear during treatment; therefore, physicians should be aware of the risk of gastrointestinal perforation when using nivolumab.
However, the mechanism of gastrointestinal perforation due to nivolumab is not understood, and there is no past evidence regarding this.
We present a recent case of ramucirumab-related gastrointestinal perforation in gastric cancer with small bowel metastasis.
Here, we report a case of ramucirumab-related gastrointestinal perforation in gastric cancer with small bowel metastasis.
If not treated, the disease can lead to complications like gastrointestinal perforation and kill up to 20% of patients.
Pneumoperitoneum without gastrointestinal perforation, also called spontaneous pneumoperitoneum or non-surgical pneumoperitoneum, is an uncommon entity related to intrathoracic, abdominal, gynecological, iatrogenic, and other miscellaneous causes [1, 2].
Gastrointestinal perforation is one of the most common cause of intraperitoneal free air; its detection is important for diagnosis of life-threatening conditions in patients with acute abdomen.
