Emphysematous Gastritis with Concomitant Portal Venous Air in a Healthy Woman

Li-Chang Hsing; Kee Wook Jung

doi:10.4166/kjg.2019.74.4.239

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The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2019; 74(4): 239-241.

Published online: 25 October 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2019.74.4.239

Emphysematous Gastritis with Concomitant Portal Venous Air in a Healthy Woman

Li-Chang Hsing, Kee Wook Jung

Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Correspondence to: Kee Wook Jung, Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3010-3900, Fax: +82-2-2045-4043, jung.keewook30@gmail.com

Korean Society of Gastroenterology

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Fig. 1

(A, B) Air density in the thickened wall of the high body of the stomach (arrows). (C, D) Air in the portal vein and splenic vessel (arrows).

Fig. 2

Air density in the stomach wall (arrows).

Fig. 3

(A, B) Resolution of previously observed gastric and portal venous air.

Fig. 4

(A–D) Hyperemic mucosa was noted at the gastric greater curvature side on upper endoscopy.

Notes

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^{Conflict of interest} None.

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