A case of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for a bleeding duodenal varix.
A case of bleeding duodenal varix which was treated successfully with endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) is reported. The patient developed a hemorrhage from a varix in the descending portion of the duodenum two months after EIS for esophageal varices, and hemostasis was achieved using EIS with an intravericeal injection of 1% polidocanol. The duodenal varix decreased in size after EIS. Two months after EIS, a splenectomy was performed. During a 14-month follow up period after the EIS for the duodenal varix, there was no recurrent bleeding.
Tsuji
H
H
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
Okano
H
H
Fujino
H
H
Satoh
T
T
Kodama
T
T
Takino
T
T
Yoshimura
N
N
Aikawa
I
I
Oka
T
T
Tsuchihashi
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011172:Portography; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000628:therapy*
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions