ESOPHAGITIS ASSOCIATED WITH HEMORRHAGE FROM ESOPHAGEAL VARICES
Authors: Edwin Polish, B. H. Sullivan
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 May 1961ESOPHAGITIS ASSOCIATED WITH HEMORRHAGE FROM ESOPHAGEAL VARICESEDWIN POLISH, B. H. SULLIVAN JR.EDWIN POLISHSearch for more papers by this author, B. H. SULLIVAN JR.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-5-908 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe mechanisms which operate to produce hemorrhage from esophageal varices are not entirely clear. It has been suggested that esophagitis may be a factor contributing to the eventual rupture of varices in the esophagus.1, 2 In order to investigate this hypothesis we have reviewed the endoscopic findings in 120 patients with esophageal varices, of whom 71 had a history of hemorrhage.METHODSOne hundred twenty patients representing successive cases of esophageal varices diagnosed by esophagoscopy were included in this study. Almost without exception, the primary disease in these patients was hepatic cirrhosis. Esophagoscopy was performed to investigate the cause of...Bibliography1. WagenknechtNobleBaronofsky TWJFID: Nature of bleeding in esophageal varices. Surgery 33: 869, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. ChilesBaggenstossButtOlsen NHAHHRAM: Esophageal varices: comparative incidence of ulceration and spontaneous rupture as a cause of fatal hemorrhage. Gastroenterology 25: 565, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Palmer EC: Subacute erosive ("peptic") esophagitis. Arch. Intern. Med. 94: 364, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. McGlone FB: Panel discussion on the evaluation of clinical methods for examining the esophagus. Gastroenterology 35: 92, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. VantrappenTexterBarborkaVandenbroucke GECCJJ: The closing mechanism at the gastroesophageal junction. Amer. J. Med. 28: 564, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication January 11, 1961.From the Gastroenterology Service, Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington 12, D. C.†Present address: Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.Requests for reprints should be addressed to B. H. Sullivan, Jr., M.D., Graduate Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGastroesophageal reflux in cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices without endoscopic treatmentAlterações da motilidade esofagiana em pacientes cirróticos com varizes de esôfago não submetidos a tratamento endoscópicoGastroesophageal reflux and esophageal motility in patients with esophageal variesProphylaxis of first variceal hemorrhage in patients with liver cirrhosisUpper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from downhill esophageal varicesGastroesophageal Reflux and Bleeding Esophageal VaricesLower Esophageal Sphincter Pressure in Cirrhotic Men with Ascites: Before and After DiuresisDoes Lower Esophageal Sphincter Incompetency Contribute to Esophageal Variceal Bleeding?The safety of intubation in patients with esophageal varicesRole of Ascites in Gastroesophageal Reflux with Comments on the Pathogenesis of Bleeding Esophageal VaricesDie portokavale Anastomose als Notoperation bei akuter Massenblutung aus OesophagusvaricenHemorrhage from Varices in Patients with AchlorhydriaEmergency Esophagoscopy in the Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 1 May 1961Volume 54, Issue 5Page: 908-911KeywordsAscitesCardiaCirrhosisGraduate medical educationHemorrhageHerniaInflammationLesionsUlcers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...