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ArticleGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery cases2023

Successful treatment of esophageal perforation due to black esophagus (acute esophageal necrosis): a case report.

Takahiro Ochiai, Shinsuke Takeno, Fumiaki Kawano, Kousei Tashiro, Atsushi Nanashima, Ryo Tsuzuki, Kouichi Doi

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Takahiro OchiaiDepartment of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan. takahiro_ochiai@med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-0881-0254
Shinsuke TakenoDepartment of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Fumiaki KawanoDepartment of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Kousei TashiroDepartment of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Atsushi NanashimaDepartment of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
Ryo TsuzukiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan.
Kouichi DoiDepartment of Surgery, Miyazaki Prefectural Nobeoka Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundBlack esophagus, or acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), is a rare disease with a poor prognosis in which the esophageal mucosa is black in color. We report a case of esophageal perforation due to AEN that was successfully treated. CASE PRESENTATION: An 88-year-old woman presented to her local hospital with the chief complaint of abdominal pain. Endoscopic and radiological examinations revealed esophageal perforation due to AEN and duodenal perforation. Omental patch repair was performed for the esophageal perforation, and the duodenal ulcer perforation was treated by simple closure and gastrojejunostomy at the local hospital. Following refractory esophageal and duodenal perforations after the initial surgery, the patient was transferred to our hospital where emergent surgery was performed, comprising thoracoscopic esophagectomy, cervical esophagostomy, T-tube drainage, and omentopexy for duodenal perforation, as well as thoracic and abdominal drainage. Mucosal regeneration of the esophagostomy was confirmed endoscopically on postoperative day 19.

conclusionsAppropriate surgical intervention may be an optimal option in patients with esophageal perforation due to AEN.

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Acute esophageal necrosisBlack esophagusDuodenal ulcer perforationMinimally invasive esophagectomy

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