Cerebral embolism following N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate injection for esophageal postbanding ulcer bleed: a case report.
Systemic embolization is a rare but serious complication of variceal injection with cyanoacrylate. We report a case of cerebral embolism a few hours after an injection of Histoacryl into a bleeding esophageal post-banding ulcer. Echocardiogram revealed patent foramen ovale.
Abdullah
Asmarani
A
Sachithanandan
Sharmila
S
Tan
Ooi Keat
OK
Chan
Yee Ming
YM
Khoo
Dennise
D
Mohamed Zawawi
Faizal
F
Omar
Haniza
H
Tan
Soek Siam
SS
Oemar
Hamed
H