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A Rare Cause of Stomach Gangrene: Necrotizing Gastritis
Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
- 1 Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
- 2 Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
- 3 Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
- 4 Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
- 5 Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
- 6 Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II-Fes, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
Open Journal of Gastroenterology·Volume 05 (2015)·Pages 7–10·Published 16 February 2015·DOI10.4236/ojgas.2015.52002
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Abstract
Necrosis of the stomach is rare. It occurs when there is vascular anomalies, gastric volvulus or her-niation and in infectious gastritis. We report a case in which infectious gastritis leads to a necrotiz-ing gastritis that is treated with urgent gastrectomy.
KeywordsGastric NecrosisNecrotizing GastritisSurgery
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