Talk:Gastrointestinal perforation

Needs cleanup
From the history this page has been extensively vandalised, and not always fixed correctly. Rich Farmbrough, 02:27, 26 September 2011 (UTC).

Ruptured bowel?
It seems kind of odd to list this term as an exact synonym of "gastrointestinal perforation". I mean, I realize that the bowel (i.e., "the lower part of the GI tract" past the stomach) is part of the GI tract, but the GI tract is a broader term that encompasses more anatomy than just the bowel. I think that synonym should either be deleted or clarification added so as to indicate that it's synonymous with a perforation in the lower GI tract.  Seppi  333  (Insert 2¢) 03:46, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
 * User:Seppi333 this source https://books.google.ca/books?id=2C2MAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1086
 * Uses bowel for all parts of the GI track not just the intestines. Have put the source beside the term in quetsion Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 00:42, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmm. That seems really strange to me. Do/Would you or any of your colleagues ever refer to the mouth as the bowel? Not saying it's wrong; it just seems very bizarre to me to see that word being used to refer to the upper GI tract.  Seppi  333  (Insert 2¢) 05:55, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: WikiProject Medicine Fall 2023 UCF COM
— Assignment last updated by Jpola3399 (talk) 22:59, 25 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello, I'm a fourth year medical student in the US. I plan to expand and improve upon this article over the next four weeks as part of a WikiProject Medicine course. My plans are to:
 * Edit the article for organization, content, and clarity with reduction of medical jargon
 * Review references and add or update citations in the following sections: Signs and symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
 * Expand the Signs and Symptoms section and add a Complications subsection
 * Update the Causes section to include four main mechanisms of injury with examples. Include risk factors in this section.
 * Expand the Diagnosis section to further describe imaging findings and include differential diagnoses
 * Add Outcomes section
 * Jpola3399 (talk) 18:07, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Noted the chronic opioid use section removed - no dialog.
The chronic use of opioids is common - it was cited and was removed without meaningful explanation - please replace this - talked with the editor - no response. BeingObjective (talk) 14:19, 3 November 2023 (UTC)


 * My apologies, I had missed your recent edit when I made my changes. Added back! Jpola3399 (talk) 14:28, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Many thanks - really appreciated. BeingObjective (talk) 14:31, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Mechanisms of injury
This needs to be reverted - as written, this article includes disease states as trauma - the prior version was far better. BeingObjective (talk) 14:25, 3 November 2023 (UTC)