Spontaneous esophageal mucosal dissection in a patient with upper digestive bleeding and esophageal varices • JML Journal of Medicine and Life

2011, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp 182 – 183

Spontaneous esophageal mucosal dissection in a patient with upper digestive bleeding and esophageal varices

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Negreanu L

Tribus LC

Purcarea M

Fierbinteanu Braticevici C

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Correspondence to:Lucian Negreanu, e-mail Negreanu_99@yahoo.com

Abstract

We present a case of mucosal esophageal dissection in a 44–year–old patient with alcoholic cirrhosis admitted for upper digestive bleeding. The endoscopic aspect was of chronic mucosal dissection in the esophagus and 3rd degree esophageal varices with red signs.

To our knowledge, it is the only case with spontaneous esophageal mucosal dissection and portal hypertension with esophageal varices.

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spontaneous esophageal dissectionportal hypertensionendoscopy

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Article Publishing Date (print): 15-05-2011
Available Online: 25-05-2011

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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

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