Clinical Focus ›› 2016, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 204-206.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2016.02.017

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A case report of stomach abscess and literature review

Zhang Yan, Zou Baicang, Lu Xiaolan, Zhang Li, Guo Yunlei   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an 710004, China
  • Received:2015-11-19 Online:2016-02-05 Published:2016-04-18
  • Contact: Zou Baicang, Email: zoubaicang@sohu.com

Abstract: Objective To analyze the stomach abscess and summarize its etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment.Methods The cases of stomach abscess were searched from Chinese Journals Full-text Database, VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database and Wanfang Digital Peridical database published before August 2015, a total of 22 patients were reported in domestic, the general situation, etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnostic methods, treatment and prognosis were analysed.Results The incidence was higher in male (13/22); main symptoms included abdominal pain, chills, fever and abdominal mass; common cause included infection, stomach injury because of foreign matter and stomach surgery; diagnostic methods included gastroscope and endoscopic ultrasonography, CT and exploratory laparotomy; treatments included anti-infection symptomatic treatment and surgical treatment; twenty patients were cured and two patients died.Conclusion Stomach abscess is rare and can be cured by early diagnosis and medical treatment to obviate the risk of serious complications and surgery.

Key words: abscess, stomach, infection

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