Successful conservative treatment of emphysematous gastritis.
Emphysematous gastritis is an extremely rare disease with an unfavorable prognosis. To date, very few studies have been conducted regarding the intragastric recovery process based on endoscopic findings. We herein report a case of emphysematous gastritis that improved with long-term (five months) conservative treatment in which we were able to observe the intragastric recovery process endoscopically. In cases in which emphysematous gastritis is suspected, it is important to provide prompt diagnostic imaging (including CT) and early appropriate treatment in order to improve the prognosis.
Division of Gastroenterology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Japan.
Yuichi
Y
Takano
Eiichi
E
Yamamura
Kuniyo
K
Gomi
Misako
M
Tohata
Toshiyuki
T
Endo
Reika
R
Suzuki
Masafumi
M
Hayashi
Toru
T
Nakanishi
Shotaro
S
Hanamura
Kunio
K
Asonuma
Satoshi
S
Ino
Yuichiro
Y
Kuroki
Naotaka
N
Maruoka
Masatsugu
M
Nagahama
Kazuaki
K
Inoue
Hiroshi
H
Takahashi
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents