Pulmonary embolism after sclerotherapy treatment of bleeding varices
oleh: Syed F. Habib, Raza Muhammad, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Dr, MD, MRCP, Jaber Gasem
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2008-01-01 |
Deskripsi
We describe a case of pulmonary embolism after sclerosant injection for bleeding oesophageal varices. The patient was managed successfully with enoxaparin. Systemic embolization after sclerotherapy is rare and depends upon a number of factors including the amount of sclerosant agent used. The incidence of this complication could be as high as 6% which warrants careful post procedure monitoring of patients.