sclerotherapy /scle·ro·ther·a·py/ (sklēr″o-ther´ah-pe) injection of a chemical irritant into a vein to produce inflammation and eventual fibrosis and obliteration of the lumen, as for treatment of hemorrhoids.
sclerotherapy
sclerotherapy (skl
·rō·theˑ·r·pē),
sclerotherapy,
sclerotherapy
scle·ro·ther·a·py (sklîr  -th r  -p )n. Treatment, as for varicose veins, involving the injection of a sclerosing solution into vessels or tissues. |
sclerotherapy
[-ther′əpē]
Etymology: Gk, skleros, hard, therapeia, treatment
the use of sclerosing chemicals to treat varicosities such as hemorrhoids or esophageal varices. The agent produces inflammation and later fibrosis and obliteration of the lumen.
sclerotherapy (skl
·rō·theˑ·r·pē),n a treatment in which a mildly ir-ritating substance (a proliferant) is injected into osseus-ligamentous junc-tions or into weak connective tissues. The body's response to the irritant includes increased blood flow and tissue strengthening. Also called
reconstructive therapy. See also proliferant.
reconstructive therapy. See also proliferant.
sclerotherapy,
n the use of sclerosing chemicals to treat such varicosities as hemorrhoids and esophageal varices.
sclerotherapy
the injection of sclerosing agents.
sclerotherapy
The use of a sclerosing agent to induce fibrous obliteration of pathologic blood vessels–eg, hemorrhoids or esophageal varices. See Endoscopic sclerotherapy, Injection sclerotherapy.
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