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Underwater Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy for Gastroesophageal Varices
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Injection sclerotherapy for haemorrhoids causing adult respiratory distress syndrome
Muhammad Misbah Rashid1, Badar Murtaza, Zafar Iqbal Gondal
1Department of General Surgery, CMH, Okara, Pakistan.
Abstract:
A young lady with first-degree haemorrhoids was administered injection sclerotherapy with 5% phenol in almond oil. Soon after the injection, she developed syncope and later signs and symptoms of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). She was kept on ventilatory support for 4 days, made a smooth recovery and was successfully weaned off from the ventilator.
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