Acute esophageal necrosis masquerading acute coronary syndrome

• Main Authors: Ruhin Yuridullah (Author), Varun Patel (Author), Gabriel Melki (Author), Janardhan Bollu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) also known as "black esophagus" or "acute necrotizing esophagus" is a rare entity characterized by striking endoscopic findings of circumferential black coloring of the esophagus. AEN most frequently seen in the distal esophagus and can extend prox...