Case Report
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World J Surg Proced. Jul 15, 2022; 12(1): 8-12
Published online Jul 15, 2022. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v12.i1.8
Rare case of perforated giant gastric ulcer with concurrent thyroid storm: A case report
Jasper Xiangwei Wang, Lin Seong Soh, Dinesh Carl Junis Mahendran, Chang Yi Woon, Clement Luck Khng Chia
Jasper Xiangwei Wang, Lin Seong Soh, Clement Luck Khng Chia, Department of General Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore 768828, Singapore
Dinesh Carl Junis Mahendran, Department of Endocrinology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore 768828, Singapore
Chang Yi Woon, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
Author contributions: Wang JX, Soh LS, and Chia LKC were the patient’s general surgeons, reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; Mahendran D performed the endocrinological consult for the patient, reviewed the literature, and contributed to manuscript drafting; Woon CY was responsible for the revision of the manuscript; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Chang Yi Woon, MD, Doctor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Dr, Singapore 117597, Singapore 117597, Singapore. e0345822@u.nus.edu
Received: February 3, 2022
Peer-review started: February 3, 2022
First decision: March 12, 2022
Revised: March 27, 2022
Accepted: April 8, 2022
Article in press: April 8, 2022
Published online: July 15, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Concurrent peptic ulcer perforation and thyroid storm is a rare but life-threatening surgical emergency. Multidisciplinary perioperative management is crucial to optimize patient for surgery, and damage control principles should be taken for an acute surgical patient with concurrent endocrine crisis.