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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
Profuse bleeding is an unusual and previously unreported finding in epiphrenic diverticula. The present case describes a man with a history of significant alcohol and tobacco abuse who presented to an emergency room expectorating blood and was then admitted. Further evaluation revealed a large bleeding ulcer crater in the distal esophagus. Findings consistent with candida esophagitis were noted on biopsy. Radiographic examination revealed two large, wide-mouthed diverticula. While hypertensive lower esophageal pressure was noted on manometric evaluation, surgery was not performed on the patient, and he subsequently curtailed his alcohol and tobacco intake. A follow-up examination at 90 days' postdischarge revealed no further bleeding episodes with continued decreased alcohol and tobacco intake.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0027-9684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Profuse bleeding in epiphrenic diverticula: an unusual finding.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports