Acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case report

Acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case report

Acute esophageal necrosis, or black esophagus, is a rare syndrome affecting sick elderly patients, with high mortality rate. Its clinical expression is gastrointestinal bleeding. Treatment includes hemodynamic support, nil-per-os, proton pump inhibitors and management of the coexisting clinical cond...

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Published in:Iatreia (Medellín, Colombia) Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 493 - 497
Main Authors: Ramírez-Quintero, Juan David, Bernal-Sierra, Elisa, Gómez-Rueda, Narly Viviana
Format: Journal Article
Language:Portuguese
Spanish
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 01-10-2016
Subjects:
Digestive System
Endoscopy
Esophageal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Gastrostomy
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Summary:Acute esophageal necrosis, or black esophagus, is a rare syndrome affecting sick elderly patients, with high mortality rate. Its clinical expression is gastrointestinal bleeding. Treatment includes hemodynamic support, nil-per-os, proton pump inhibitors and management of the coexisting clinical conditions. We report the case of a woman presenting with black esophagus as complication of a percutaneous gastrostomy, who received medical care at Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, in Medellín, Colombia.
ISSN:0121-0793
2011-7965
DOI:10.17533/udea.iatreia.v29n4a11