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Sclerotherapy

Medical Definition: Treatment of varicose veins, hemorrhoids, gastric and esophageal varices, and peptic ulcer hemorrhage by injection or infusion of chemical agents which cause localized thrombosis and eventual fibrosis and obliteration of the vessels.
Guide Notes: coord IM with dis /ther (IM), not /drug ther
Previously Indexed: Sclerosing Solutions (1966-1989)

Sclerotherapy Medical Definitions and Terms

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