Acute Esophageal Necrosis: An Uncommon Cause of Hematemesis

Acute esophageal necrosis or black esophagus is an uncommon clinical entity, diagnosed at the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with the presence of strikingly black necrotic esophagus. Very often no definite etiology will be identified even though a large list of potential associations has been post...

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Main Authors: George Sarin Zacharia, K. Sandesh, TM Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oman Medical Specialty Board 2014-07-01
Series:Oman Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=553&type=fultext