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A view of the patient's esophagus showing black discoloration confirming the diagnosis of acute esophageal necrosis.
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An upper esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was arranged on the same day which showed an area of necrosis with black esophagus in the lower third which attributed to possible fungal infection or secondary to a major drop in blood pressure during surgery (Figure 1).