Meissner K, Jirikowski B
Surgical Department, General Hospital, Tamsweg, Austria.
Endoscopy. 1993 Feb;25(2):185-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1010282.
A case is reported of progressive inner layer slough of the stomach antrum resulting in free perforation following endoscopic injection hemostasis of ulcer bleeding using a total of 5 ml polidocanol. This rare complication necessitated gastric resection. Relevant etiologic factors favoring this type of tissue response to endoscopic treatment are discussed.