Acute Phlegmonous Gastritis Diagnosed Early Endoscopically and Treated Successfully with Antibiotics.
- Author:
Gyeong Won LEE
1
;
Ok Jae LEE
;
Kee Wook JUNG
;
Seok Jeen KANG
;
Hun Gu KIM
;
Dae Hwan LEE
;
Woon Tae JUNG
;
Joong Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Cancer Research, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. ojlee@nonmgae.gsnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Phlegmonous gastritis;
Endoscopic diagnosis;
Medical treatment
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents*;
Bacterial Infections;
Cellulitis*;
Diagnosis;
Gastrectomy;
Gastritis*;
Humans;
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic;
Mortality
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2001;23(4):225-229
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Phlegmonous gastritis is a rare disorder caused by suppurative bacterial infection of the gastric wall. The mortality rate remains extremely high and the gastrectomy has been thought to be an effective form of treatment. We report a case of acute phlegmonous gastritis developed in a patient with advanced alcoholic liver cirrhosis, and recovered with early endoscopic diagnosis and antibiotics alone.
