Hematemesis, Abnormal Liver Function, and Polymicrobial Bacteremia: A Rare Complication of a Common Cancer

Gastroenterology. 2021 Mar;160(4):1031-1033. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.10.026. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

Authors

Matthew Smale¹, Julia Freckelton¹, Jacinta A Holmes²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia.
² Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia. Electronic address: Jacinta.holmes@svha.org.au.

PMID: 33096098
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.10.026

No abstract available

Keywords: Esophagobiliary Fistula; Malignant Fistula; Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacteremia / etiology*
Biliary Fistula / diagnosis*
Biliary Fistula / etiology
Biopsy
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
Esophageal Fistula / diagnosis*
Esophageal Fistula / etiology
Esophageal Neoplasms / complications
Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma / complications
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma / diagnosis*
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma / pathology
Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
Esophagus / pathology
Hematemesis / etiology*
Humans
Liver Function Tests
Male
Streptococcus / isolation & purification
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Supplementary concepts

Streptococcus dysgalactiae