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Sclerotherapy esophageal injury

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Common symptoms

胸痛、食管梗阻、呼吸困难、脓胸、吞咽困难、恶心、呛咳

The pathology of disease

Sclerotherapy-induced esophageal injury is complication of endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy; ulcer; stricture; perforation; bleeding; follow-up endoscopy.

Symptoms

Chest pain; dysphagia; odynophagia; after sclerotherapy; bleeding; stricture; fever

Causes

Chemical injury from sclerosant; ethanolamine/STS; endoscopic therapy for varices.

Treatment

PPI; antibiotics; dilation for stricture; surgery for perforation; monitor bleeding

Dept

Gastroenterology / hepatology.

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