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ArticleCureus2024

A Case of Haemorrhagic Emphysematous Gastritis.

Hussein Mansour, Jawad Ali, Anupama Swamy, Anthony Leahy

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Hussein MansourGastroenterology, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Jawad AliGastroenterology, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Anupama SwamyPathology, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Anthony LeahyGastroenterology, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, London, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emphysematous gastritis is a rare condition with a high mortality rate. We present a rare case of haemorrhagic emphysematous gastritis in a 70-year-old woman with a background of relapsed endometrioid ovarian cancer previously treated with chemotherapy and recent prednisolone use. A CT scan showed a grossly distended stomach with gas in the stomach wall and gas in the gastric and portal veins in the liver. The duodenum and small bowel were not dilated, suggesting gastric outlet obstruction potentially secondary to serosal deposits. Endoscopic evaluation showed an ischaemic oesophagus and posterior wall of the stomach, with necrosis of the greater curve. Histology showed complete loss of the gastric epithelium along with transmural necrosis along with intense acute and chronic inflammation. She was treated conservatively, as she was not fit for surgery due to her co-morbidities. She symptomatically improved and was discharged under the palliative care team. There are no current clear guidelines on treatment approaches. After a patient is haemodynamically stabilised, treatment options currently include surgical intervention (gastrectomy) or conservative options (fluid resuscitation, nasogastric decompression, broad-spectrum antibiotics/antifungals and supportive management). Historically, emphysematous gastritis was conventionally managed surgically. There has been a shift towards conservative management in recent literature, reporting good patient outcomes in patients successfully managed without surgical intervention.

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case reportchemotherapyemphysematous gastritisgastric emphysemapneumatosis intestinalis

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PMID39224709
PMCPMC11368171

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