Case Report

Unexplained Portal Gas in a Patient with an Esophageal Ulcer

Table 1

Treatment and outcome of cases of EG (1980 -2018).

YearAuthorSurgeryIsolated organismOutcome

1982Williford et al.NoStrongyloides stercoralisDead
1986de Lange et al.NoGram-positive cocciDead
1987Bloodworth et al.NoKlebsiella pneumoniae, StreptococcusDead
1989Williamson et al.Exploratory laparotomyCandida spp.Dead
1989Monteferrante et al.NAGroup D enterococci, E. coliDead
1990Caruana et al.NoPeritoneal fluid: Torulopsis glabrate, stomach biopsy: mixed gram negativesAlive
1990Moosvi et al.Subtotal gastrectomyEnterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter, candida, pseudomonasAlive
1992Binmoeller et al.NoClostridium welchiiDead
1994McKelvie et al.NoGram-positive cocci, gram-positive rodsDead
1995Van Allan et al.Total gastrectomyStreptococcus viridans, yeast, fungiAlive
1995Lin et al.Total gastrectomyKlebsiella pneumonia, E. coli,Alive
1996Sud et al.NoE. coliDead
1998Bashour et al.Exploratory laparotomyClostridium perfringens, yeastDead
1999Cherney et al.Total gastrectomyStomach pathology: mucormycosis, peritoneal fluid: Yersinia, EnterobacterDead
2001Shipman et al.NoEnterococcus sppAlive
2002Wong et al.NoNADead
2002Van Mook et al.NoKlebsiella pneumonia, Candida albicansDead
2002Ho DC et al.NoNADead
2003Yalamanchili et al.Total gastrectomyCandida glabrata, Candida kruseiDead
2003Gutierrez et al.NoNAAlive
2003Buyl et al.Exploratory laparotomyPseudomonas aeruginosa, StreptococcusNA
2004Ocepek et al.CholecystectomyClostridium difficileDead
2005Allan et al.NoNoneAlive
2006Abboud et al.Exploratory laparotomyNADead
2006Iqbal et al. [21]NoNAAlive
2007Loi et al.NoPseudomonas spp, Acinetobacter sppAlive
2007Carlson et al.NoNoneAlive
2007Lee et al.NoEnterobacter cloacaeDead
2007Jung et al.Total gastrectomyStomach pathology: MucormycosisDead
2008Al-Jundi et al. [13]NoGastric aspirate: Klebsiella pneumoniaeAlive
2009Huang et al. [22]Total gastrectomyBlood/peritoneal fluid: E. coliDead
2009Agarwal et al.Total gastrectomyNADead
2010Schorn et al.NoNoneAlive
2010Dawwas et al.NoGastric mucosa: Candida glabrataAlive
2010Paul M et al.NoStreptococcus viridansAlive
2011Arezzo et al.NoNAAlive
2011Hassan et al.NoNoneAlive
2012FerradaWedge resection of stomachNAAlive
2012Matsushima K et al. [10]Exploratory laparotomyNoneAlive
2012Ng A et al. [23]NoNAAlive
2012X. Verhelst et al. [24]Subtotal gastrectomyCandida albicansAlive
2013Yu HH et al. [25]Exploratory laprotomyKlebsiella pneumoniaeAlive
2013Wormer BA et al. [26]NoNAAlive
2013Szuchmacher M et al [27]Exploratory laparotomyNAAlive
2013Ratuapli et al. [28]NoSarcina ventriculiAlive
2013Nair et al. [29]NoNAAlive
2014Murchie et al. [30]NoNAAlive
2014Yusef et al. [31]NoNoneAlive
2014A Misro [32]NoNAAlive
2015Alvarado-Lezama J et al. [33]Total gastrectomyMucorAlive
2015F. Uysal et al. [34]NoGram-positive anaerobic spore-forming bacillusAlive
2015Takano et al. [35]NoEscherichia coli and Enterococcus aviumAlive
2015Matsunaga et al. [7]NoNADead
2015Guillén-Morales C et al. [36]NoNADead
2016Zamora Elson M et al. [37]NoH. pyloriAlive
2016Ashfaq et al. [6]NoNADead
2016Jehangir A et al. [38]NoNAalive
2016Sharma et al. [39]NoNAAlive
2016Sarvari KP et al. [40]NoGram positive thick rods: clostridiumDead
2016Sulaimani M et al. [11]NoNAUnknown
2017Nehme F et al. [41]NoNAAlive
2017Yao J et al. [5]NoNoneAlive
2017Li K et al. [4]NoNAAlive
2018Alvin M et al. [2]Exploratory laprotomySarcina ventriculiAlive
2018Kyawzaw L et al. [42]NoNAAlive
2018Gardenyes J et al. [43]NoNADead
2018Our caseNoCandida albicansAlive