Gastritis flegmonosa: caso clínico y revisión de la literatura / Phlegmonous gastritis: case report and review of the literature
Gastroenterol. latinoam
; 19(1): 54-59, ene.-mar. 2008. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-498161
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CL1.1
ABSTRACT
Phlegmonous gastritis in an infrequent condition with high mortality characterized by suppurative infection of the gastric wall as a consecuence of a localized or hematogenous infection. The clinical and laboratory findings are nonsoecific and the endoscopy and endosonography are the methods of choice for the diagnosis. The treatment should by prompt and sometimes requires antibiotic therapy in association with gastric resection. In this report we present a case of phlegmonous gastritis as a complication of an endoscopic procedure.
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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Gastritis
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Gastroenterol. latinoam
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital del Salvador/CL