A case report of emphysematous gastritis in a diabetic patient: favorable outcome with conservative measures

• Main Authors: Asad Jehangir (Author), Andrew Rettew (Author), Bilal Shaikh (Author), Kyle Bennett (Author), Anam Qureshi (Author), Qasim Jehangir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Emphysematous gastritis (EG) is a rare cause of abdominal pain, which should be differentiated from gastric emphysema. It is hypothesized to result from air-producing microorganisms in patients with underlying predisposing factors. Because of the non-specific presentation of EG, it is diagnosed radi...