Acute esophageal necrosis: possible association with terlipressin

Endoscopy. 2014:46 Suppl 1 UCTN:E279-80. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1365789. Epub 2014 Jun 6.

Authors

Konstantinos Efthymakis¹, Chiara Massacesi¹, Angelo Milano¹, Francesco Laterza¹, Emanuele Tafuri¹, Francesco Cipollone¹, Matteo Neri¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, Section of Internal Medicine and Center for Excellence on Ageing (Ce.S.I.), "G. D'Annunzio" University and Foundation, Chieti, Italy.

PMID: 24906100
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1365789

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Esophageal Diseases / complications
Esophageal Diseases / therapy
Esophagoscopy
Esophagus / pathology*
Hematemesis / etiology
Hematemesis / therapy
Humans
Lypressin / adverse effects
Lypressin / analogs & derivatives*
Male
Melena / etiology
Melena / therapy
Necrosis / chemically induced
Necrosis / diagnosis
Terlipressin
Ulcer / complications
Ulcer / therapy
Vasoconstrictor Agents / adverse effects*

Substances

Vasoconstrictor Agents
Lypressin
Terlipressin