The dark side of the esophagus

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), also known as “black esophagus,” is an entity characterized by the circumferential black appearance of esophageal mucosa, usually associated with hypoperfusion and gastric outlet obstruction. This entity has a reported prevalence of up to 0.2%, affecting predominantl...

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Autores principales: Martins, Daniela, Marques, Rita, Costa, Pedro, de Sousa, João Pinto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo 2021
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Clinical Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8214898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34307235
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.284
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author Martins, Daniela
Marques, Rita
Costa, Pedro
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description Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), also known as “black esophagus,” is an entity characterized by the circumferential black appearance of esophageal mucosa, usually associated with hypoperfusion and gastric outlet obstruction. This entity has a reported prevalence of up to 0.2%, affecting predominantly elderly men with multiple comorbidities. Most cases resolve with conservative treatment with no need of surgical intervention. However, the overall prognosis is poor, with mortality reaching one-third of cases due to the patient’s underlying illness. In this article we present three cases of patients with AEN.
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spelling pubmed-82148982021-07-23 The dark side of the esophagus Martins, Daniela Marques, Rita Costa, Pedro de Sousa, João Pinto Autops Case Rep Clinical Case Report Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), also known as “black esophagus,” is an entity characterized by the circumferential black appearance of esophageal mucosa, usually associated with hypoperfusion and gastric outlet obstruction. This entity has a reported prevalence of up to 0.2%, affecting predominantly elderly men with multiple comorbidities. Most cases resolve with conservative treatment with no need of surgical intervention. However, the overall prognosis is poor, with mortality reaching one-third of cases due to the patient’s underlying illness. In this article we present three cases of patients with AEN. Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo 2021-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8214898/ /pubmed/34307235 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.284 Text en Copyright: © 2021 The Authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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