Obermeyer R, Kasirajan K, Erzurum V, Chung D
Department of Surgery, Western Reserve Care System, A Division of Forum Health, 500 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, OH 44501, USA.
Surg Endosc. 1998 Dec;12(12):1430-3. doi: 10.1007/s004649900875.
A case of necrotizing esophagitis discovered during upper endoscopy is described. An 88-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of multiple episodes of coffee ground emesis and dysphagia over 3 months. Ischemia is proposed as the etiology of necrotizing esophagitis on the basis of the patient's significant cardiac history, her age, and low-flow state.