El Hajj, Ihab I.McCabe, MarshallCeppa, DuyKhanh P.Fridell, Jonathan A.Sherman, Stuart2018-10-082018-10-082018-03-08El Hajj, I. I., McCabe, M., Ceppa, D. P., Fridell, J. A., & Sherman, S. (2018). Life threatening nontraumatic tension gastrothorax. Clinical Case Reports, 6(5), 955–956. http://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1468https://hdl.handle.net/1805/17476Tension gastrothorax is a rare condition, which poses a diagnostic dilemma and can be mistaken for a tension pneumothorax. Awareness of the risk factors, clinical presentation, and radiology findings of tension gastrothorax can help with the prompt identification and successful management of this life-threatening condition.en-USAttribution 3.0 United StatesDiaphragmatic ruptureEsophagogastroduodenoscopyGastrothoraxHiatal herniaArticle