Metastatic Abscess as a Complication of Retrograde Esophageal Dilatation

E. Rontal, W. Meyerhoff, A. J. Duvall

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Abstract

Retrograde dilatation of the esophagus for lye stricture has resulted in two patients with metastatic abscesses. One patient developed a brain abscess and the other a septic arthritis. It is postulated that: 1) the pressure from esophageal dilatation may result in microscopic perforation and/or bacteremia, and 2) that high dose steroid treatment facilitates bacterial seeding by impeding the formation of protective scar tissue. It is therefore felt that a longer time duration should lapse between termination of steroid therapy and the dilatation of an esophageal stricture.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)643-648
Number of pages6
JournalAnnals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
Volume82
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1973

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Otorhinolaryngology

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