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Acute Esophageal Necrosis: A View in the Dark.
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- Case report: Three contrasting presentations of acute oesophageal necrosis and the determinants of outcome.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Acute Esophageal Necrosis (Gurvits Syndrome): A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Somalia.International medical case reports journal · 2025Article
- An Unusual Case of Black Esophagus.ACG case reports journal · 2023Article
- A Rare Case of Acute Esophageal Necrosis Precipitated by Klebsiella Pneumoniae.Gastro hep advances · 2023Article
- Gurvits syndrome: a case of acute esophageal necrosis associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Case Report of Acute Esophageal Necrosis (Gurvits Syndrome) in Vaccinated, COVID-19-Infected Patient.Cureus · 2022Article
- Acute Esophageal Necrosis Following Acetaminophen Overdose: An Unreported Cause of Black Esophagus.HCA healthcare journal of medicine · 2022Article
- Acute oesophageal necrosis in a patient with recent SARS-CoV-2.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Acute oesophageal necrosis: an important differential in the elderly population with haematemesis.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Manifestations of Acute Esophageal Necrosis in Adults.Cureus · 2021Review
- Sudden Esophageal Necrosis and Mediastinitis Associated with Invasive Candidiasis: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2021Article
- Non gastro-esophageal reflux disease related esophagitis: an overview with a histologic diagnostic approach.Pathologica · 2020Review
- Acute Esophageal Necrosis Associated With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Septicemia: A Case Report.Cureus · 2020Article
- Acute Esophageal Necrosis in a Patient With Prostate Cancer Postchemotherapy.ACG case reports journal · 2020Article
- Acute Esophageal Necrosis (Gurvits Syndrome): A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Critically Ill Patient.Case reports in medicine · 2020Article
- A Case of Acute Esophageal Necrosis from Unruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2020Article
- Black Esophagus in the Setting of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Rare Finding from Our Institution.Case reports in gastroenterologyArticle
- Endoscopic Treatment of Black Esophagus With Fully Covered Metallic Stent.Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reportsArticle
- Acute esophageal necrosis: An uncommon entity.Journal of postgraduate medicineArticle
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Abstract
Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), also known as Gurvits syndrome, black esophagus, or acute necrotizing esophagitis, is a rare clinical entity and an unusual reason for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. It is typically described in critically ill patients with multiple medical conditions, arising from a combination of ischemic insult to the esophageal mucosa due to low-flow vascular states, corrosive injury caused by reflux of acid and pepsin, and decreased function of the mucosal barrier systems and reparative mechanisms as occurs in malnourished and debilitated physical states. Patients with AEN tend to be older men, as medical comorbidities including vascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, renal insufficiency, cardiac disease, pulmonary disease, stroke, and cirrhosis may be more common. Typically, patients present with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and hematemesis or melena is seen in up to 90% of cases. Herein we present 3 cases of AEN in critically ill patients. We also provide a review of the literature to highlight what is currently known about this relatively uncommon esophageal disease.
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