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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2025

Successful conservative management of emphysematous gastritis in an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities: A case report.

Nawaf Alshahwan, Abdullah A Alqarzaie, Saleh Husam Aldeligan, Abdulaziz Abdulmuhsin Alqusiyer, Abdulaziz Alnumay, Hassan Mashbari, Abdulaziz Alkanhal

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nawaf AlshahwanTrauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh 11416, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah A AlqarzaieDepartment of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh 11416, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh Husam AldeliganCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11416, Saudi Arabia. saleh.aldeligan@gmail.com.
Abdulaziz Abdulmuhsin AlqusiyerCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11416, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz AlnumayBariatric Centre, King Saud University, Riyadh 11416, Saudi Arabia.
Hassan MashbariDepartment of Surgery, Jazan University, Jazan 6809, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz AlkanhalTrauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh 11416, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

backgroundEmphysematous gastritis (EG) is a rare and serious condition that has fatal consequences. Although its clinical presentation is not specific, radiological imaging is characterized by intramural gastric gas. Defects in the stomach mucosal barrier and invasion of gas-producing organisms are believed to be the cause. CASE SUMMARY: An 88-year-old male with multiple comorbidities presented to our center with abdominal pain and increased stoma output as chief complaints. Upon further investigation he was found to have EG. Despite the high mortality risk without intervention, the patient and family declined operative intervention.

conclusionThis case report underscored the challenges of managing a critically ill elderly patient with a history of multiple comorbidities and extensive abdominal surgeries and highlighted the successful use of conservative measures in treating EG.

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Case reportConservative managementEmphysematous gastritisGastric ischemiaGeriatric patientIntramural gastric gas

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