| scleroderma |
(noun) a usually slowly progressive disease marked by the deposition of fibrous connective tissue in the skin and often in internal organs
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| sclerotherapy |
A method to stop bleeding from the esophagus (esophageal varices) or the stomach. Different types of medications are used in different situations. Sclerotherapy is most commonly associated with treating or obliterating esophageal varices.
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| sclerotherapy |
sclerosant or hardening agent is injected into hemorrhoids. This causes the vein walls to collapse and the hemorrhoids to shrivel up.
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| sclerotherapy |
method of stopping upper GI bleeding. A needle is inserted through an endoscope to bring hardening agents to the place that is bleeding.
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| sclerosis |
condition of hardening tissue
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