A case of fibrosing mediastinitis with obstruction of superior vena cava and downhill esophageal varices - A rare cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) is an excessive fibrotic reaction that occurs in the mediastinum and may lead to compression of mediastinal structures (e specially vascular or bronchial). In the present study we describe the firs t case report of FM, in a patient who developed downhill esophagal varices and bleeding, which was secondary to superior vena cava obstruction.