Abstract
Gangrene of the stomach is a rare, often fatal disease which may be due to vascular, chemical, mechanical or infectious etiologies. We report a case of gastric gangrene due to necrotizing gastritis in a 50 year old female.
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Mukhopadhyay, M., Saha, A.K., Sarkar, A. et al. Gastric Gangrene Due to Necrotizing Gastritis. Indian J Surg 73, 65–67 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-010-0134-0
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