Gastroenterol. latinoam 2008; Vol 19, Nº 1: 54-59
Autores:
✉ Verónica León M., Carolina Heredia P., Jaime Lubascher C. y Gonzalo Montalva
PHLEGMONOUS GASTRITIS: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
AbstractResumen
Phlegmonous gastritis is an infrequent condition with high mortality characterized by a suppurative infection of the gastric wall as a consecuence of a localized or hematogenous infection. The clinical and laboratory findings are nonspecific and the endoscopy and endosonography are the methods of choice for the diagnosis. The treatment should be prompt and sometimes requires antibiotic therapy in association with gastric resection. In this report we present a case of phlegmonous gastritis as a complication of an endoscopic procedure.