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A Case of Acute Esophageal Necrosis from Unruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

  • Polavarapu A
  • Gurala D
  • Mudduluru B
  • et al.
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine (2020) 2020 1-4
DOI: 10.1155/2020/3575478
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Abstract

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), also known as black esophagus due to its appearance on endoscopy, classically involves the distal esophagus (97% of cases). AEN affecting the midesophagus with sparing of the distal esophagus is rare and usually occurs in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysmal (TAA) rupture or aortic dissection. Herein, we report a unique case of AEN in the midesophagus in a patient with an unruptured and undissected TAA.

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Polavarapu, A., Gurala, D., Mudduluru, B., Idiculla, P. S., Philipose, J., Daoud, M., … Gumaste, V. (2020). A Case of Acute Esophageal Necrosis from Unruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2020, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3575478

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