Acute esophageal necrosis and liver pathology, a rare combination
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Acute esophageal necrosis and liver pathology, a rare combination.
Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) or "black esophagus" is a clinical condition found at endoscopy. It is a rare entity the exact etiology of which remains unknown. We describe a case of 'black esophagus', first of its kind, in the setting of liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy.
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2457