Sclerotherapy of cardia varices in a small child by means of a flexible gastroscope.
Sclerosing the wall of oesophageal varices is a well-known and recognized therapeutic procedure, which has been applied in the last years in paediatric patients as well. We succeeded in sclerosing the wall of cardia varices also, by means of a flexible fibre-glass endoscope, in a two-and-a-half-year-old girl.
D002299:Cardia / Q000098:blood supply*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D020699:Gastroscopes; D006801:Humans; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000188:drug therapy*
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions