Oesophageal perforation after sclerotherapy for variceal haemorrhage.
The significance of serious complications after endoscopic sclerotherapy is growing alone with the increasing popularity of this method. In a consecutive prospective series of 91 patients with massive haemorrhage from oesophageal varices, treated with fiberendoscopic injection sclerotherapy, four cases of oesophageal necrosis and rupture were encountered.
D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects*
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols