A Case of Gastric Emphysema: Incidental Findings or Serious Illness

Gastric emphysema (GE) or gastric pneumatosis is a rare entity defined as air within the gastric wall. Etiologies include pneumothorax, instrumentation, infection, gastric wall ischemia, and mechanical injury. Several theories exist as to how the air disrupts the integrity of the gastric wall. These...

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Autores principales: Reyes, Jonathan Vincent, Alluri, Raju S, AL-Khazraji, Ahmed, Seen, Tasur, Walfish, Aaron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364095
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11568

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364095
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11568

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