Yeungnam Univ J Med.  2001 Dec;18(2):297-301. 10.12701/yujm.2001.18.2.297.

A Case of Superior Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis after Endoscopic Sclerotherapy

• Kim WD
• Choi KH
• Hah JO

• KMID: 1909964
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2001.18.2.297

Abstract

The efficacy of injection sclerotherapy for treatment of acute esophageal variceal bleeding is well established. But several complications of endoscopic sclerotherapy have been reported. One of the complications is mesenteric venous thrombosis which develops when vasopressin is user for the sclerotherapy. We report a case of superior mesenteric venous thrombosis with developed after endoscopic sclerotherapy for control of esophageal variceal bleeding.

Keyword

Sclerotherapy; Mesenteric venous thrombosis

MeSH Terms

Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Sclerotherapy*
Vasopressins
Venous Thrombosis*
Vasopressins