Emphysematous gastritis refers to inflammation in the stomach or gas in the wall of the stomach. Emphysematous gastritis occurs when organisms that produce gas colonize the stomach and digestive tract ...

Emphysema is a component of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is found, along with chronic bronchitis, in most patients with COPD. Patients with predominant emphysema tend to be very ...

Bullae are markedly dilated (>1cm) air spaces within the lung parenchyma that are commonly secondary to COPD. It is believed that bullae arise from a ball-valve mechanism, wherein obstruction of a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The first reported incident of emphysematous cystitis in a patient with severe Crohn’s disease, without UTI or ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common and often mild. Often, UTIs even resolve on their own without treatment. However, a rare type of UTI called emphysematous cystitis (EC) is much more ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pot smokers may experience pathological changes in their lungs decades earlier than such changes usually occur in cigarette smokers, a small study of 10 patients shows. The ...

THE term "emphysematous gastritis" has been employed to designate an infection characterized by the presence of numerous small gas bubbles throughout the wall of the stomach. The lesion is closely ...