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*Uncommon.
*Uncommon.
*Associated with gastroparesis,<ref name=pmid23599657>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ratuapli | first1 = SK. | last2 = Lam-Himlin | first2 = DM. | last3 = Heigh | first3 = RI. | title = Sarcina ventriculi of the stomach: a case report. | journal = World J Gastroenterol | volume = 19 | issue = 14 | pages = 2282-5 | month =  | year = 2013 | doi = 10.3748/wjg.v19.i14.2282 | PMID = 23599657 }}</ref> as may be seen in [[diabetes mellitus]].
*Associated with gastroparesis,<ref name=pmid23599657>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ratuapli | first1 = SK. | last2 = Lam-Himlin | first2 = DM. | last3 = Heigh | first3 = RI. | title = Sarcina ventriculi of the stomach: a case report. | journal = World J Gastroenterol | volume = 19 | issue = 14 | pages = 2282-5 | month =  | year = 2013 | doi = 10.3748/wjg.v19.i14.2282 | PMID = 23599657 }}</ref> as may be seen in [[diabetes mellitus]].
Notes:
*''Sarcina ventriculi'' = Gram-positive organism.<ref name=pmid23599657/>


Described complications:<ref name=pmid23599657/>
Described complications:<ref name=pmid23599657/>
*Gastric perforation.
*Gastric perforation.
*Emphysematous gastritis.
*Emphysematous gastritis.
Notes:
*''Sarcina ventriculi'' = Gram-positive organism.<ref name=pmid23599657/>


==Gross==
==Gross==

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Sarcina organisms are seen in gastrointestinal tract.

General

Described complications:[1]

  • Gastric perforation.
  • Emphysematous gastritis.

Notes:

  • Sarcina ventriculi = Gram-positive organism.[1]

Gross

Features:

  • Erythema.
  • +/-Gastric ulcer.
  • +/-Retained food.

Microscopic

Features:[2]

  • Four purple bodies (tetrad).

Images

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ratuapli, SK.; Lam-Himlin, DM.; Heigh, RI. (2013). "Sarcina ventriculi of the stomach: a case report.". World J Gastroenterol 19 (14): 2282-5. doi:10.3748/wjg.v19.i14.2282. PMID 23599657.
  2. Lam-Himlin, D.; Tsiatis, AC.; Montgomery, E.; Pai, RK.; Brown, JA.; Razavi, M.; Lamps, L.; Eshleman, JR. et al. (Nov 2011). "Sarcina organisms in the gastrointestinal tract: a clinicopathologic and molecular study.". Am J Surg Pathol 35 (11): 1700-5. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e31822911e6. PMID 21997690.