title: Diagnostic dilemma of gastric intramural air.
abstract: Emphysematous gastritis and gastric emphysema remain the two most important differential diagnoses of intramural gastric air bubbles, both differing vastly in their clinical presentation, radiographic findings, management and prognosis. This report discusses a case of gastric emphysema along with the importance of reaching an accurate clinical diagnosis early in the disease course.
authors.affiliation: Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misro
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheth
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005740:Gases; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000502:physiology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005740:Gases; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors