Sealed off Perforated Gastric Ulcer Detected by Transabdominal Ultrasonogram

The assessment of the stomach pathologies is not commonly included in the scanning protocol of upper abdominal ultrasound. However, in patients presented with epigastric pain, careful assessment of the stomach wall thickness and epigastric peritoneum for signs of pneumoperitoneum may sometimes yield invaluable information. We present a case of sealed off perforated gastric ulcer at gastric antrum detected by transabdominal ultrasound. The diagnosis was confirmed by laparotomy.