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Acute mesenteric venous thrombosis complicating endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy with absolute alcohol
Md Ibrarullah1, Gajanan Wagholikar, M Srinivas
1Department of Gastroenterology, Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati 517 507. m-ibrarullah@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
We report two patients, one with liver cirrhosis and another with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction, who developed acute mesenteric vein thrombosis following endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy with absolute alcohol. Both patients recovered after emergency laparotomy and resection of gangrenous bowel loop.