<prompt> Which of the following is NOT a complication after sclerotherapy by endoscopy?Hepatic encephalopathyPerforationStenosisFibrosis  <response>: Hepatic encephalopathy as a complication of endoscopic sclerotherapy is unlikely. It is common with TIPS transjugular intrahepatic poosystemic shunting Complications of endoscopic sclerotherapy are: 1. Esophageal ulceration: which may bleed and perforate 2. Mediastinitis 3. Pleural effusion 4. Pulmonary edema 5. Late strictures Ref: Sabiston 18e, 1212 