Massive esophageal bleeding in long-standing achalasia complicated by esophageal carcinoma and aspirin-induced stasis ulcer

Published: Jul 1, 2019
Abstract
Esophageal hemorrhage may occasionally develop subsequent to esophagitis and stasis ulcer, but potentially fatal esophageal bleeding is very uncommon in primary achalasia.We describe a case of a 64-year-old man with long-standing achalasia and megaesophagus who presented acute episodes of life-threatening upper gastrointestinal bleeding.Five esophagogastroduodenoscopies (EGD) were conducted and during each large amount of static food, bloody...
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Title
Massive esophageal bleeding in long-standing achalasia complicated by esophageal carcinoma and aspirin-induced stasis ulcer
Published Date
Jul 1, 2019
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