Dysphagia and hematemesis caused by an intramural esophageal dissection
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Intramural esophageal dissection caused by upper endoscopy.
We thank Dr Bing Hu for his interest about our publication, and we read with attention his similar cases. It is interesting to note that intramural esophageal dissection (IED) is characterized by transverse and longitudinal separation of the mucosal and submucosal layers of the esophageal wall, with or without perforation, and it is also known as intramural hematoma of the esophagus (IHE). Howe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.17235/reed.2018.5471/2018