Spinal, Cerebral and Cerebellar Embolism after Injection of N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate in Esophageal Variceal Bleeding.
10.7704/kjhugr.2016.16.2.103
- Author:
Jun Hee BANG
1
;
Seung Jae JANG
;
Young Gon JUNG
;
Jong In CHOI
;
Chang Kook PARK
;
Ho Dong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, St. Carollo Hospital, Suncheon, Korea. raphael65@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal embolism;
N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate, Bleeding
- MeSH:
Arm;
Cerebellum;
Cerebrum;
Embolism*;
Enbucrilate*;
Esophageal and Gastric Varices*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Leg;
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Sclerotherapy;
Spine
- From:The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
2016;16(2):103-106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of spinal, cerebral and cerebellar embolism that occurred following injection sclerotherapy with n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate for variceal bleeding. The patient had been diagnosed with alcoholic liver cirrhosis and esophageal variceal bleeding. We performed injection sclerotherapy with n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate. The patient complained of both leg motor weakness and left arm motor weakness after injection and was diagnosed with spinal, cerebral and cerebellar embolism following the n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate injection. At the follow-up examination, the patient's neurologic symptoms had improved, but left leg motor weakness remained. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of multiple embolizations including the spine, cerebrum and cerebellum after n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate injection for treatment of esophageal variceal bleeding.
