Acute Esophageal Necrosis: A Case Series From a Safety Net Hospital
| Autor: | Hassam Shah, Anas Almoghrabi, Kapil Thapa Chhetri, Ishaan Vohra, Parth Desai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Acute esophageal necrosis
medicine.medical_specialty 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Gastroenterology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Internal Medicine medicine endoscopy Esophagus Esophageal mucosa medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Engineering medicine.disease black esophagus Endoscopy medicine.anatomical_structure Etiology acute esophageal necrosis Differential diagnosis business Perfusion 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.8542 |
| Popis: | Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) or "black esophagus" is a rare clinical condition, endoscopically characterized by diffuse circumferential black esophageal mucosa. Etiologies include hypoperfusion, infections, and corrosive injury. Consideration of this condition as a differential diagnosis is important, as early diagnosis and treatment has implications on survival. In this article, we present four unique cases of acute esophageal necrosis who were managed conservatively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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