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Endoscopy 1991; 23(4): 237-238
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010667
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Unusual Presentation of a Case of Brain Abscess after Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy of Esophageal Varices

J. Y. Robert, J. L. Raoul, J. F. Bretagne, P. Denjean, D. Heresbach, L. Siproudhis, M. Gosselin
  • Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Although an increasing number and variety of complications of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) of bleeding esophageal varices have been reported, infectious complications are rare. A case of brain abscess following EIS is reported which was characterised by an unusual clinical presentation in that there was no fever or leucocytosis. This presentation could have led to the abscesses being mistaken for brain metastases. The outcome of antimicrobial therapy was favorable which provided further evidence in support of the diagnosis.