Splenic abscess--a possible complication of endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy.
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ABSTRACT
Endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy, though a safe and effective therapy for esophageal varices, is not devoid of local and distant complications. We report a patient with postnecrotic cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus who developed a splenic abscess while on a sclerotherapy program. The abscess may have been a consequence of retrograde thrombosis of the portal venous system or of bacteremia following sclerotherapy.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Splenic Diseases
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Humans
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Male
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Esophageal and Gastric Varices
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Sclerotherapy
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Abscess
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
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India
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Middle Aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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