A perforated duodenal ulcer presenting as inferior lead st elevation following amphetamine use

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Jones, H G ^a   Hopkins, L ^a   Clayton, A ^a   Mckain, E ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Duodenal ulcer; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DUODENUM ULCER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; ULCER PERFORATION;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DUODENAL ULCER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PEPTIC ULCER PERFORATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84862898327     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588412X13171221588659     Document Type: Article

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