Abstract
Functional disorders of the esophagus were evaluated in 24 patients 4 ± 2 months after sclerotherapy following the first hemorrhage. The mean volume of polidocanol required per patient was 181 ± 111 ml. 9 patients complained of dysphagia and/or reflux symptoms; strictures were found in two cases; 4 patients had esophagitis. Manometrically the lower esophageal sphincter was completely insufficient in 14 patients; only 7 patients still had a competent cardia. The first group had received significantly more polidocanol than the latter. Tubular motility was disturbed by nonpropulsive (18 %) and repetitive (7 %) contractions. By longterm-pH-metry the percentage of oesophageal reflux was elevated in all patients.
| Translated title of the contribution | Esophageal function after endoscopic sclerotherapy |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 79-81 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie |
| Volume | 369 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1986 |