Usefulness of Contrast-Enhanced CT in a Patient with Acute Phlegmonous Esophagitis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Su Min YunYeon-Joo Jeong Min-Hee HwangGeewon LeeJi Won LeeGwang Ha Kim Jeong-A Yeom

Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2022)

Acute phlegmonous esophagitis is a very rare, life-threatening form of esophagitis, characterized by diffuse bacterial infection and pus formation within the submucosal and muscularis layers of the esophagus. We describe a case in which contrast-enhanced chest CT was useful for evaluating the severity of phlegmonous esophagitis, which was overlooked and underestimated by endoscopy.

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