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Intramural esophageal dissection: a rare complication of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Authors :
Qi-Ming Wang
Wei Liu
Hang Yi
Bing Hu
Hong-Ze Zeng
Yi Mou
Source :
QJM. 109:71-72
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015.

Abstract

To the editor We read with interest the article on intramural esophageal dissection (IED) caused by upper endoscopy by Romano-Munive et al. 1 The author reported that a 21-year-old woman experienced IED caused by upper endoscopy. We also experienced three similar cases in a large tertiary hospital as reported later. Three patients presented with hematemesis on the 5th, 1st, and 10th day, respectively, after gastroscopy. …

Details

ISSN :
14602393 and 14602725
Volume :
109
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
QJM
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....5739a95bedcc8e76ed6535f874198141