title: [Delayed dysphagia after sclerotherapy of esophageal varices. Review].
abstract: 167 of 189 patients were followed prospectively after sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices between 1982 and 1989. 18% developed a stenosis of the lower oesophagus causing dysphagia: 3 of these 30 strictures were malignant and 27 were benign. The former are probably not related to sclerotherapy. 17 of the latter responded to a modified diet and the other 10 required endoscopic dilatation. This was done successfully on an out-patient basis without complication in all cases. We conclude that dysphagia after sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices is common; it is usually caused by a benign stricture: if severe, it responds to endoscopic dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, Lausanne.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mosimann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Broennimann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015911:Sclerotherapy
vernacular_title: Dysphagie tardive après sclérothérapie pour varices oesophagiennes. Résumé.