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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Main Authors: Ramírez-Quintero, Juan David, Bernal-Sierra, Elisa, Gómez-Rueda, Narly Viviana
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2016-10-01
Series:Iatreia
Subjects:
Endoscopy
Digestive System
Esophageal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Gastrostomy
Online Access:http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/iatreia/article/view/25217/20782771
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spelling doaj-8e99236a5637416ea539126365695e072020-11-25T02:06:57ZspaUniversidad de AntioquiaIatreia0121-07932011-79652016-10-0129449349710.17533/udea.iatreia.v29n4a11Acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case reportRamírez-Quintero, Juan David0Bernal-Sierra, Elisa1Gómez-Rueda, Narly Viviana2Sección de Medicina Interna, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín. ColombiaSección de Medicina Interna, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín. ColombiaSección de Medicina Interna, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín. ColombiaAcute 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.http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/iatreia/article/view/25217/20782771EndoscopyDigestive SystemEsophageal DiseasesGastrointestinal HemorrhageGastrostomy
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author Ramírez-Quintero, Juan David
Bernal-Sierra, Elisa
Gómez-Rueda, Narly Viviana
spellingShingle Ramírez-Quintero, Juan David
Bernal-Sierra, Elisa
Gómez-Rueda, Narly Viviana
Acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case report
Iatreia
Endoscopy
Digestive System
Esophageal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Gastrostomy
author_facet Ramírez-Quintero, Juan David
Bernal-Sierra, Elisa
Gómez-Rueda, Narly Viviana
author_sort Ramírez-Quintero, Juan David
title Acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case report
title_short Acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case report
title_full Acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case report
title_fullStr Acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case report
title_sort acute esophageal necrosis, black esophagus: a case report
publisher Universidad de Antioquia
series Iatreia
issn 0121-0793
2011-7965
publishDate 2016-10-01
description 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.
topic Endoscopy
Digestive System
Esophageal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Gastrostomy
url http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/iatreia/article/view/25217/20782771
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