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A case of bleeding duodenal varix which was treated successfully with endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) is reported. The patient developed a hemorrhage from a varix in the descending portion of the duodenum two months after EIS for esophageal varices, and hemostasis was achieved using EIS with an intravariceal injection of 1% polidocanol. The duodenal varix decreased in size after EIS. Two months after EIS, a splenectomy was performed. During a 14-month follow up period after the EIS for the duodenal varix, there was no recurrent bleeding.
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Tsuji, H., Okano, H., Fujino, H. et al. A case of endoscopie injection sclerotherapy for a bleeding duodenal varix. Gastroenterol Jpn 24, 60–64 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02774872
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