Abstract
A 17-year-old man presented with signs of peritonitis. Laparotomy revealed gangrene of the stomach without obvious cause. The patient underwent total gastrectomy with esophago-jejunal anastomosis with formation of jejunal pouch. Bacterial culture of the peritoneal fluid grew Strept. pyogenes and E. coli. The patient was discharged on day 21 after a stormy postoperative course.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adolescent
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Anastomosis, Surgical
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Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
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Escherichia coli Infections / pathology
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Escherichia coli Infections / surgery
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Esophagus / surgery
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Gastrectomy
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Gastritis / microbiology
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Gastritis / pathology*
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Gastritis / surgery
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Humans
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Jejunum / surgery
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Male
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Necrosis
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Peritonitis / microbiology
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Peritonitis / pathology
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Peritonitis / surgery
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
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Streptococcal Infections / pathology
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Streptococcal Infections / surgery