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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Barrett esophagus and unexpected death |
Author: | Byard, R. |
Citation: | American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2007; 28(2):147-149 |
Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
ISSN: | 0195-7910 1533-404X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Byard, Roger W. |
Abstract: | Barrett esophagus is characterized by the presence of columnar mucosa in the lower esophagus in continuity with gastric mucosa. Complications include ulceration and adenocarcinoma. Although sudden and unexpected death is not a usual outcome, the case of a 63-year-old man is presented who died unexpectedly following perforation of an ulcerated Barrett esophagus, with development of an esophagopleural fistula. Sudden and/or unexpected death in individuals with Barrett esophagus may result from hemorrhage due to erosion into mural vessels, the aorta or heart, or from penetration into the pleural space, trachea, bronchi, and pericardial sac, with the development of tension pyopneumothorax, bronchial fistula, and mediastinitis. Ulceration of the lower esophagus at autopsy should prompt consideration of the possibility of a Barrett esophagus and initiate careful dissection/examination of the surrounding mediastinal tissues and vessels. |
Keywords: | Esophagus Lung Humans Barrett Esophagus Esophageal Fistula Esophageal Perforation Death, Sudden Ulcer Forensic Pathology Middle Aged Male Respiratory Aspiration |
Description: | Copyright © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31803266c1 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/paf.0b013e31803266c1 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Pathology publications |
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