Acute necrotizing gastritis.

Dharap, Satish B; Ghag, Geeta; Biswas, Arundhati

Dharap, Satish B; Ghag, Geeta; Biswas, Arundhati.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-64161

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A 17-year-old man presented with signs of peritonitis. Laparotomy revealed gangrene of the stomach without obvious cause. The patient underwent total gastrectomy with esophago-jejunal anastomosis with formation of jejunal pouch. Bacterial culture of the peritoneal fluid grew Strept. pyogenes and E. coli. The patient was discharged on day 21 after a stormy postoperative course.

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Acute Disease; Adolescent; Anastomosis, Surgical; Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology; Esophagus/surgery; Gastrectomy; Gastritis/microbiology; Humans; Jejunum/surgery; Male; Necrosis; Peritonitis/microbiology; Streptococcal Infections/microbiology

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Peritonitis / Streptococcal Infections / Humans / Male / Anastomosis, Surgical / Acute Disease / Adolescent / Escherichia coli Infections / Esophagus / Gastrectomy Language: English Year: 2003 Type: Article

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