title: Gastric outlet obstruction induced by a gastric wall abscess after cholecystitis.
abstract: In December 2011, an 84-year-old Japanese man was admitted with severe cholecystitis. We treated the cholecystitis using antibiotics, and his symptoms improved. In March 2012, he was readmitted after experiencing a sudden bloating sensation and vomiting. We determined that a gastric wall abscess had protruded into the antrum. The gastric wall was adjacent to the gallbladder, and the gastric abscess was related to a known case of cholecystitis. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy indicated that the abscess was under the mucous membrane of the gastric antrum. Pus, exuding from the abscess, was aspirated with an endoscope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nishijin Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soga
authors.forename: Kyoichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kassai
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itani
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications*; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents