Acute oesophageal necrosis in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis
2013
: Acute oesophageal necrosis is a rarely seen phenomenon, occurring in situations with ischaemic insult in combination with gastric outlet obstruction or gastro-oesophageal reflux. The hallmark is circumferential necrosis of the oesophageal mucosa and it is associated with a high mortality. Two patients presented with haematemesis. They were admitted to hospital in a state of diabetic ketoacidosis. Endoscopy revealed acute oesophageal necrosis. They were stabilized and treated with high-dose proton pump inhibitors. Both patients recovered and were discharged without sequelae.
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