Abstract
Gas within the wall of the stomach due to emphysematous gastritis: case report and review.
van Mook WN, van der Geest S, Goessens ML, Schoon EJ, Ramsay G.
Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. [email protected]
Emphysematous gastritis is a rare variant of phlegmonous gastritis due to invasion of the stomach wall by gas-forming bacteria. We present a case of emphysematous gastritis in a 66-year-old woman admitted with septicaemia, and a review of gas in the wall of the stomach is given with focus on emphysematous gastritis
van Mook WN, van der Geest S, Goessens ML, Schoon EJ, Ramsay G.
Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands. [email protected]
Emphysematous gastritis is a rare variant of phlegmonous gastritis due to invasion of the stomach wall by gas-forming bacteria. We present a case of emphysematous gastritis in a 66-year-old woman admitted with septicaemia, and a review of gas in the wall of the stomach is given with focus on emphysematous gastritis
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1155-1160 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2002 |