Abstract:Although gastroesophageal reflux disease is sometimes associated with esophageal ulcer and/or mucosal erosion, acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding from an esophageal ulcer is uncommon. We report a case of acute gastrointestinal bleeding from one of multiple esophageal ulcers in extensive Barrett's esophagus in the postoperative period after low anterior resection performed for descending colon carcinoma. A 74-year-old Japanese woman had undergone sigmoid colon resection 6 years earlier. The patient had a his… Show more
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