ACG Case Reports Journal

Stomach | Volume 1, Issue 3

Emphysematous Gastritis: An Ominous Diagnosis Managed Conservatively

Brent E. Murchie, MD¹, Andrew C. Berry, BS², Andrew Ukleja, MD¹, Ryan McPherson, BA², Ariel Caplan, DO³, and Warren L. Reuther III, MD⁴

ACG Case Rep J 2014;1(3):120–121. http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.22. Published: April 4, 2014.

Abdominal and pelvic CT demonstrated a small pericardial effusion, air in the gastric wall, and perianal abscess in a 54-year-old female. Air within the gastric wall, together with portal venous air, leukocytosis, and a source of infection all support the diagnosis of emphysematous gastritis.

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Glass Microparticulate Ingestion: An Unusual and Difficult-to-Diagnose Cause of Chronic Abdominal Pain

R. Brooks Vance, MD¹, Marcus Mühlbauer, MD, PhD¹, Elizabeth B. Dreesen, MD², C. Robert Bagnell, Jr., PhD³, Georgette A. Dent, MD³, Hans Herfarth, MD, PhD¹, Christian Jobin, PhD¹, and Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH¹

ACG Case Rep J 2014;1(3):137–139. http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.29. Published: April 4, 2014.

Occupational particulate inhalation causing injury to an organ other than the lung is rare. We report a case of inadvertent glass microparticulate ingestion causing chronic abdominal pain with altered local and systemic inflammatory responses.

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