SUBMUCOSAL HEMORRHAGE OF THE ESOPHAGUS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOSCOPY IN APATIENT WITH CERVICAL OSTEOPHYTES

Authors
THOMSON A FLEISCHER DE EPSTEIN B
Citation
A. Thomson et al., SUBMUCOSAL HEMORRHAGE OF THE ESOPHAGUS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOSCOPY IN APATIENT WITH CERVICAL OSTEOPHYTES, Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 27(3), 1998, pp. 267-268
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Journal of clinical gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01920790
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
267 - 268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-0790(1998)27:3<267:SHOTEA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Submucosal hemorrhage of the esophagus is an uncommon complication of endoscopy. It has a characteristic appearance and is most likely to oc cur in patients with cervical osteophytes. It is important to recogniz e the lesion so that unnecessary biopsies are not taken and other inve stigations are limited.