Gastric Perforation Due to Sarcina ventriculi: A Histologically Confirmed Case. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 We present a case of a rare cause of gastric perforation and pneumoperitoneum, associated with Sarcina ventriculi. An 88-year-old male presented to the emergency room with significant abdominal pain as his chief complaint.
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Non-operative Management of Sarcina ventriculi-Associated Severe Emphysematous Gastritis: A Case Report. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 We report a case of a 64-year-old Jehovah's Witness male, who was post-operative day five of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. He presented with anemia, severe ischemic gastritis, and pneumatosis seen on CT with intravenous contrast.
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Gastric Sarcina ventriculi: A Report on Two Cases [PDF]
ReportsBackground and Clinical Significance: Sarcina ventriculi is a rare Gram-positive coccus that thrives in acidic environments such as the human stomach. It has been increasingly identified in individuals with delayed gastric emptying and has been reported ...
Yaomin Chen, Yu Liu, Zhiyan Fu
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A Rare Case of Erosive Esophagitis Due to Sarcina Ventriculi Infection. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Sarcina ventriculi is a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus found in soil that is a rare cause of inflammatory infections of the GI tract. This bacterium has a propensity for causing gastritis in patients with delayed gastric emptying.
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Gastric bezoars secondary to mixed infection with Sarcina ventriculi and G + bacilli: a case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesSarcina ventriculi is a bacterium with a specific histological morphology and infection can present with symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and occasionally fatal complications.
Tao Wang, Dan Xiang
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Distal Gastrectomy With Roux-en-Y Reconstruction for a Seriously Dilated Stomach With Gastric Outlet Obstruction Secondary to Sarcina ventriculi: A Case Report. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Sarcina ventriculi is an anaerobic gram-positive coccus that can resist the acidic media of the stomach and cause gastrointestinal symptoms. Here, we report the case of a 43-year-old male patient with a history of schizophrenia presenting with abdominal ...
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A Rare Case of Emphysematous Gastritis Secondary to Organo-Axial Gastric Volvulus Associated With Sarcina ventriculi. [PDF]
ACG Case Rep JGastric volvulus is a potentially life-threatening condition that can compromise the blood supply to the stomach predisposing to ischemia, eventually necrosis and cell death associated with gas-forming bacteria.
Rozenberg J +4 more
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A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Sarcina ventriculi. [PDF]
ACG Case Rep J, 2022 We describe a patient who presented with hematemesis and was found to have unusually well-demarcated erythematous mucosa with a 2–3 cm irregular nonbleeding necrotic ulcer in the gastric body on esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
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Sarcina ventriculi Bacteremia Complicating Aspiration Pneumonia: A Case Report. [PDF]
CureusSarcina ventriculi, a large anaerobic Gram-positive coccus that clusters in tetrads, is most commonly detected histologically in gastric biopsy specimens from patients with gastrointestinal disorders.
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Emphysematous gastritis due to Sarcina ventriculi infection in a diabetic liver-kidney transplant recipient. [PDF]
Autops Case Rep, 2020 Emphysematous gastritis (EG) is a rare and potentially lethal process caused by invasive, gas-producing bacteria leading to inflammation and gas dissection of the stomach.
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