Splenic abscess--a possible complication of endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy.

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1993-04-01
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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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Nagral A, Nagral SS, Abraham P, Vora I. Splenic abscess--a possible complication of endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 1993 Apr; 12(2): 56-7
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