Gas within the wall of the stomach report of a case and review of the literature.
Gas within the stomach wall is a rare occurrence. A case of intramural gas is presented. When air or gas is seen within the gastric wall on x-ray, gastric emphysema, emphysematous gastritis, or pneumatosis intestinalis is diagnosed. These classifications have become vague and contradictory. Gas in the gastric wall can only come from the environment or have been produced within the wall. Gastric emphysema and emphysematous gastritis refer to these situations, respectively. These classifications are expanded and pneumatosis intestinalis is deleted as a clinical or pathological diagnosis.
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