Gas within the wall of the stomach report of a case and review of the literature

Gas within the stomach wall is a rare occurrence. A case of intramural gas is presented. When air or gas is seen within the gastric wall on x-ray, gastric emphysema, emphysematous gastritis, or pneumatosis intestinalis is diagnosed. These classifications have become vague and contradictory. Gas in t...

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Published in:	Digestive diseases and sciences Vol. 27; no. 10; pp. 949 - 954
Main Authors:	Kussin, S Z, Henry, C, Navarro, C, Stenson, W, Clain, D J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-10-1982
Subjects:	Aged Carcinoid Tumor - pathology Female Gases - analysis Gastritis - pathology Humans Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis - pathology Pulmonary Edema - pathology Stomach - pathology Stomach Diseases - pathology Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:	Gas within the stomach wall is a rare occurrence. A case of intramural gas is presented. When air or gas is seen within the gastric wall on x-ray, gastric emphysema, emphysematous gastritis, or pneumatosis intestinalis is diagnosed. These classifications have become vague and contradictory. Gas in the gastric wall can only come from the environment or have been produced within the wall. Gastric emphysema and emphysematous gastritis refer to these situations, respectively. These classifications are expanded and pneumatosis intestinalis is deleted as a clinical or pathological diagnosis.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0163-2116 1573-2568
DOI:	10.1007/BF01316582