Massive gastric perforation in a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes: A case report

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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2026; 18(5): 117633
Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.117633

Table 1 Case reports regarding gastrointestinal perforations in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes patients

Ref.	Patient’s details	Perforation site	The ending
Hallac et al[6]	56-year-old woman	Colon perforation	The patient died after surgery due to poor general condition
Mima et al[13]	50-year-old man	Duodenum perforation	The patient died of hematemesis and hemorrhagic shock

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Citation: Zhang ZX, Jin BW, Wang S, Tao KL. Massive gastric perforation in a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes: A case report. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(5): 117633
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Zhang ZX, Jin BW, Wang S, Tao KL. Massive gastric perforation in a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes: A case report. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(5): 117633 [DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.117633]

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