Acute esophageal necrosis with esophagus perforation treated by thoracoscopic subtotal esophagectomy and reconstructive surgery on a secondary esophageal stricture: a case report
Abstract Background Acute esophageal necrosis is defined as necrosis of the esophageal mucosa causing diffuse black pigmentation of the esophagus, the so-called black esophagus from its endoscopic findings. The prevalence is only 0.001~0.2%, while its mortality rate is up to 32%. However, most of th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-05-01
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Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0636-3 |