A Case Report of Successful Medical Management of Emphysematous Gastritis With Portal Venous Air

Emphysematous gastritis is an uncommon yet life-threatening condition characterized by air in the gastric wall. It requires clinical and radiological findings for its diagnosis. Management is done either medically or surgically and requires early intervention with bowel rest, proton pump inhibitors,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dweik, Anass, Rasheed, Waqas, Mohammed, Basheer U, Ebrahim, Michael W, Bazzaz, Omar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9205271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35733466
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25095
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Sumario:Emphysematous gastritis is an uncommon yet life-threatening condition characterized by air in the gastric wall. It requires clinical and radiological findings for its diagnosis. Management is done either medically or surgically and requires early intervention with bowel rest, proton pump inhibitors, and antibiotics with or without gastrectomy secondary to the high mortality associated with the condition. We present a case of a 55-year-old male who responded well to medical therapy without the need for surgical intervention.

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