| Title | Massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to gastritis cystica profunda: a case report. | | Author(s) | Itte V, Mallick IH, Moore PJ | | Source | Cases J 2008 Aug 12; 1(1):85. | | Abstract | ABSTRACT:
INTRODUCTION: Gastritis Cystica Profunda is a well recognized entity which may occur several years after previous gastric surgery. This is a premalignant condition and may lead on to carcinoma of the stomach. Case Presentation We report a case of a 50-year-old man with epigastric pain and haematemesis. 28 years ago he had undergone partial gastrectomy and gastroenterostomy for benign gastric ulcer. An Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed a possible bleeding vessel on the anterior wall lesser curve of the stomach. The lesion was injected with adrenaline 1 in 100,000. In spite of the intervention he continued to have haemetemesis with significant haemodynamic impairment. At exploratory laparotomy, an oedematous ridge on the posterior wall with a bleeding point on the posterior gastric wall. Histology showed features consistent with gastritis cystica profunda. He made an excellent post-operative recovery.
CONCLUSION: We suggest that patients who are diagnosed with gastritis cystica profunda should be regularly followed up as this is a premalignant condition. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18699997 |
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