Pleural and mediastinal changes following endoscopic injection sclerotherapy of esophageal varices.
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 149 (3) , 639-642
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.149.3.6606185
Abstract
Postero-anterior and lateral chest radiographs of patients undergoing endoscopic injection sclerotherapy of esophageal varices were reviewed. Radiographs were obtained prior to and within 48 h of treatment. Following sclerotherapy, pleural effusions and densities were commonly seen at the azygoesophageal reflection and the posterior wall of the bronchus intermedius; on follow-up they had resolved. Most patients were asymptomatic, and morbidity was low. Evidently inflammation developing after endoscopic injection sclerotherapy extends beyond the esophageal wall into the mediastinum and pleural space.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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