Bleeding rectal varices following injection sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices in a child.
Bleeding from oesophageal varices accounts for most of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children (4). Repeat injection sclerotherapy proved to be a practical and effective method to control the bleeding and obliterate the varices (5, 8). This report describes a 13-year-old girl with portal hypertension who developed massive rectal variceal bleeding after repeat injection sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices.
D000293:Adolescent; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions
D009829:Oleic Acids; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; C033343:ethanolamine oleate