Endoscopically identified pseudomelanosis duodeni: striking yet harmless

Gastrointest Endosc. 2014 Sep;80(3):508-10. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.04.036. Epub 2014 Jun 11.

Authors

Richard Siderits¹, Anup Hazra¹, Nagy Mikhail², Jeanine Chiaffarano³, William Lou⁴, Billie Fyfe³

Affiliations

¹ Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Hamilton, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA.
² Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Southern Ocean Community Hospital, Manahawkin, New Jersey, USA.
³ Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
⁴ Syed S. Ahmad Internal Medicine Group, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Hamilton, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA.

PMID: 24929481
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.04.036

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Duodenal Diseases / pathology*
Duodenum / pathology*
Duodenum / ultrastructure
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Female
Humans
Melanosis / pathology*