title: Transmural eosinophilic gastritis with gastric outlet obstruction: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) are uncommon conditions whose aetiologies are unclear, but which are characterised by eosinophilic infiltration and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in the absence of other causes of eosinophilia. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman with eosinophilic gastritis who underwent a Polya gastrectomy for a suspected gastric tumour with gastric outflow obstruction. Subsequent histological examination showed a non-malignant transmural eosinophilic infiltration of the stomach wall, a rare pathological entity. We present a review of the literature and discuss the management of such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Barnet & Chase Farm NHS Trust, The Ridgeway, Enfield, London, UK. david.holroyd@nhs.net
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Holroyd
authors.forename: Saswata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Khurram S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reshamwalla
authors.forename: Vardhini
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vijay
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis