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Endoscopy 1980; 12(5): 197-199
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021742
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021742
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Oesophageal Ulceration Due to Emepronium Bromide
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Publication Date:
17 March 2008 (online)
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Summary
Four cases of oesophageal damage associated with ingestion of the urinary anti-spasmodic agent emepronium bromide are described. All the patients presented with severe retrosternal pain worsened by swallowing food and drink, and in every case fibre-optic endoscopy revealed ulceration of the midoesophagus. Symptoms disappeared rapidly following cessation of emepronium bromide therapy. The means whereby this agent might injure oesophageal mucosa are discussed.
Key words:
Oesophageal ulceration - Emepronium bromide - Odynophagia