Gas within the wall of the stomach due to emphysematous gastritis: case report and review.
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.
D000368:Aged; D004646:Emphysema / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus