Dabigatran‐induced esophagitis: The prevalence and endoscopic characteristics

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Authors

Yosuke Toya

Shotaro Nakamura

Kazumitsu Tomita · Iwate Medical University

Nozomi Matsuda · Yamamoto Hospital

Keinosuke Abe · Miyazaki Prefectural Hospital

Yukito Abiko · Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital

Shunsuke Orikasa · Uji Hospital

Risaburo Akasaka ·

Abstract

Dabigatran causes the esophageal mucosal injury in approximately 20% of patients. Longitudinally sloughing casts in the distal esophagus are characteristic of dabigatran-induced esophagitis.

Topics & Keywords

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volume 31, Issue 3, pp. 610-614

DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13024

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