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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar 1;2017(3):rjx037.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjx037. eCollection 2017 Mar.

Black esophagus: acute esophageal necrosis, clinical case and review of literature

M Bonaldi  1 , C Sala  1 , P Mariani  2 , G Fratus  2 , L Novellino  2
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Case Reports

Black esophagus: acute esophageal necrosis, clinical case and review of literature

M Bonaldi et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Black esophagus is a rare, multifactorial disease. A case of acute black esophagus following pancreatic resection is presented. The patient referred us with a specific gastrointestinal bleeding. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy confirmed the diagnosis. We performed conservative treatment with complete esophageal re-epithelization and negative follow-up for stenosis or necrosis relapse.

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Figure 1:
Black esophagus: AEN.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Esophageal re-epithelization.
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