Chronic esophageal ulceration after endoscopic sclerotherapy.
Ulceration at the site of injection is a common sequel of endoscopic sclerotherapy. Most postsclerotherapy ulcers heal spontaneously, usually within 3 weeks. We report a patient who developed a large esophageal ulcer after sclerotherapy, which did not heal despite 2 years of aggressive medical therapy. He bled twice from the ulcer. This is the first report in which such an ulcer has been followed sequentially for 2 years and has remained unhealed.
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Subramanyam
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Patterson
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012976:Sodium Morrhuate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*
D005227:Fatty Acids; D012976:Sodium Morrhuate