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the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

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Upon improvement of hemodynamic indices the recovery of esophageal function is characteristic of acute esophageal necrosis. However, the irreversibility and progression to decompensated cirrhosis in our patient are also typical of ischemic cholangiopathy and confer a poor prognosis [11].

Forsaken Foregut: Case Report of Simultaneous Black Esophagus and Ischemic Cholangiopathy

Gurvits, "Black esophagus: acute esophageal necrosis syndrome," World Journal of Gastroenterology, vol.

Total Parenteral Nutrition Successfully Treating Black Esophagus Secondary to Hypovolemic Shock

Idiopathic acute esophageal necrosis: not necessarily a terminal event.

Acute esophageal necrosis: an uncommon cause of hematemesis

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is a rare disorder with an unclear etiology that is also known as "black esophagus." (1,2) A relatively newly described diagnosis, AEN was first reported by Goldenberg et al.

Black esophagus detected at autopsy in a patient with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea

In light of the circumstances surrounding the death and autopsy findings, the cause of death was considered to be acute esophageal necrosis.

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