Table 1.
Etiologies, endoscopic features, locations, and outcomes in 14 patients found to have ischemic features on biopsy.
| Patient | Etiology of ischemia | Extensive endoscopic features | Location | Surgery | Rebleeding | Death (days after diagnosis) | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stress ulcer | - | Proximal stomach | - | Yes | - | |
| 2 | Stress ulcer | Large ulceration | Proximal stomach | - | - | - | |
| 3 | TACE | - | Second duodenum | - | - | 98 | Unknown |
| 4 | TACE | - | Proximal stomach | - | - | 28 | Multi-organ failure |
| 5 | Unknown | Large, luminal narrowing | Second duodenum | - | - | - | |
| 6 | Unknown | Black mucosa with exudate | Gastric body | - | Yes | - | |
| 7 | Hypotension | Circumferential | Second duodenum | - | - | - | |
| 8 | Stress ulcer | - | Gastric body | - | - | - | |
| 9 | Mesenteric ischemia | Pale mucosa | Second duodenum | - | Yes | - | |
| 10 | Hypotension | Large, with exudate | Duodenal bulb | - | Yes | 5 | UGI bleeding |
| 11 | H. pylori ulcer | - | Gastric body | - | - | - | |
| 12 | Portal hypertension | - | Proximal stomach | - | - | - | |
| 13 | Amyloidotic vasculitis | Pseudomembranes | Second duodenum | Bowel resection | Yes | 63 | Necrotic bowel |
| 14 | Atheroscleroticdisease | - | Second duodenum | SMA thrombectomy and bowel resection | Yes | - |
SMA, superior mesenteric artery; TACE, transarterial chemoembolization; UGI, upper gastrointestinal.