Black esophagus: exploring the dark

Black esophagus is a rare but underdiagnosed disease. It occurs most frequently in severely ill patients and carries a high mortality rate. Cause of death is usually attributed to the comorbid conditions. Treatment is directed at the underlying cause, acid suppression and keeping the patient nil-per...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Forster, Robert, Durso, Délcio Aparecido, Vattimo, Edoardo Filippo de Queiroz, Maruta, Luis Massuo, Werneck-Silva, Ana Luiza, Takayasu, Vilma, Kanegae, Marcia Yoshie, Lima, Fabiana Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2013
Materias:
Article / Clinical Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6671888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31528617
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2013.027
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Sumario:Black esophagus is a rare but underdiagnosed disease. It occurs most frequently in severely ill patients and carries a high mortality rate. Cause of death is usually attributed to the comorbid conditions. Treatment is directed at the underlying cause, acid suppression and keeping the patient nil-per-os. Surgery is needed in complicated cases and stenosis is the most feared longterm sequel. In the present article, two cases are described and literature is reviewed.

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