Topical sclerotherapy of esophageal varices.
We have treated two patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices, with a procedure first described in the 1930s, sclerotherapy of the varices. The procedure involves multiple injections of a sclerosing solution into the varices, utilizing a fiberoptic endoscope.
D000328:Adult; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions