A CLINICAL STUDY ON ESOPHAGEAL ULCER INDUCED BY ENDOSCOPIC INJECTION SCLEROTHERAPY

Abstract

Clinical problems and benifits of esophageal ulcer after endoscopic injection scleroth-erapy (EIS) using 1% Aethoxysklerol were evaluated. We attempted to classify the esophageal ulcer by the pattern of horizontal distribution. We found that the larger ulcer, which formed the fibrosing of esophageal wall, was more useful for the long effectiveness. Clinical problems were dysphagia, chest pain and fever after EIS. In them, dysphagia was related to the classification of ulcer after EIS. We experienced the esophageal stricture in 5 cases and the bleeding from ulcer in 2 cases after severe ulcer formation. All of them were improved by the conservative treatment. The esophageal ulcer after EIS was useful to prevent the re-appearance of RC sign for long time, and it did not induce severe clinical problems.