Case Report: Sarcina ventriculi, a masquerade of motility

<i>Sarcina ventriculi</i> is a rare bacterium that has the potential to cause severe disease in the gastric mucosa. According to our search, there are less than 100 prior published case reports. This case discusses a 69-year-old man who presented to the hospital with severe gastric distention noted on CT of the abdomen with intractable nausea and emesis, for which endoscopy was performed and ruled out gastric outlet obstruction, with biopsies resulting as <i>S. ventriculi</i>. This bacterium has previously been reported to cause gastric dysmotility, as well as severe side effects including gastric perforation.