Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
2005 Aug;31(2):107-110.
A Case of Gastric Emphysema with Portal Vein Emphysema associated with the Episode of Severe Vomiting
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- 1Division of Gastroenterology, Research Institute for Gastrointestinal Diseases, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. jhlee409@amc.seoul.kr
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- Gastric emphysema is rare but it has a fulminant course with high mortality rate. We report a 58-year old man who visited the emergency room because of severe vomiting and nausea which had started 2 days ago. He underwent curative pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy due to ampullary cancer 4 months ago. He was diagnosed as gastric emphysema with combined portal vein emphysema. Only with conservative treatment such as intravenous fluids infusion and decompression of the stomach by nasogastric tube, the condition of the patient slowly improved. The patient was able to discharge without surgical intervention.
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