Management of esophageal varices in children by injection sclerotherapy.

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Howard ER, Stamatakis JD, Mowat AP

Management of esophageal varices in children by injection sclerotherapy.

J Pediatr Surg. 1984 Feb;19(1):2-5.

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Esophageal varices in 57 consecutive children were treated by injection sclerotherapy using 5% ethanolamine oleate injection via a fiberoptic endoscope (Olympus P2). Variceal obliteration was achieved with 4.7 and 5.7 injections in the extra- and intrahepatic disease groups. Complications of injections included hemorrhage, esophageal ulceration, and stricture. Thirty two cases were followed from 6 to 60 months after treatment and only five further bleeds were observed (extrahepatic 1: intrahepatic 4). The early results suggest that sclerotherapy is an effective method for the control of esophageal varices in children.

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