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Gastric necrosis due to acute massive gastric dilatation is relatively rare. Vascular reasons, herniation, volvulus, acute gastric dilatation, anorexia, and bulimia nervosa play a role in the etiology of the disease. Early diagnosis and treatment are highly important as the associated morbidity and mortality rates are high. In this case report, we present a case of gastric necrosis due to acute gastric dilatation accompanied with the relevant literature.
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PMID:Gastric Necrosis due to Acute Massive Gastric Dilatation. 2398 14

In gastrointestinal system gangrene commonly involves intestines. Involvement of stomach is a rare finding. Herein we describe a case of gastric gangrene secondary to herniation of stomach through an iatrogenic defect. Gangrene of the stomach is a rare and a catastrophic occurrence as stomach is a highly vascularised organ. Gastric gangrene could be secondary to atherosclerosis, arterial embolism, iatrogenic gelfoam embolism, venous thrombosis, gastric volvulus, bulimia nervosa, endoscopic haemostatic injections, diaphragmatic hernia and infectious gastritis. Most reported cases have occurred due to gastric volvulus (Amin El-Gohary and Etiaby, Paedr Surg Intl 9:486-488, 1994; Al-Salem, Pediatr Radiol 30(12):842-5, 2000). Few cases have been reported as complicated hernias either a Bochdalek hernia (Ghanem, Chankun, Brooks, BJS V74(9):779, 2005) or as peristomal hernias which initially lead to gastric outlet obstruction (Ellingson, Maki, Kozarek, Patterson, J Clin Gastroenterol 17(4):314-6, 1993).
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PMID:Gastric gangrene "an iatrogenic misadventure". 2429 11

Gastric necrosis is a rare entity mainly due to the rich collateral blood flow the stomach is supplied by. Acute gastric dilation is one of the described underlying causes, and although not fully understood, many potential alterations, such as vascular compression, herniation, volvulus, acute necrotizing gastritis, complications after abdominal surgery, anorexia, bulimia nervosa, trauma, exposure to caustic materials, diabetes, medications, infections, debilitating chronic illness, gastric outlet obstruction, aerophagia and acute pancreatitis have been described. In this report, we present a case of partial gastric ischemia with necrosis and consequent perforation of the lesser curvature of the stomach, as a result of gastric outlet obstruction due to pyloric stenosis. The patient underwent an emergency laparotomy. An atypical gastrectomy and a Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty were performed. We emphasize the need for the quick recognition of this condition and for the urgent management because of the high mortality rate associated with undiagnosed gastric necrosis.
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PMID:Gastric wall ischemia following massive gastric distension due to peptic pyloric stenosis: a case report. 2685 Oct 51