Acute Esophageal Necrosis: A Case Series From a Safety Net Hospital

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 diagnosi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vohra, Ishaan, Desai, Parth, Thapa Chhetri, Kapil, Shah, Hassam, Almoghrabi, Anas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7357330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670679
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8542
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Sumario: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.

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