"Sclerotherapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D015911
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.805
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sclerotherapy" by people in Profiles.
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An Update: Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy and Colopathy. Clin Liver Dis. 2019 11; 23(4):643-658.
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Leg Rejuvenation: A Combination Approach: A Review and Our Experience. Dermatol Surg. 2016 May; 42 Suppl 2:S131-8.
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Evidence-Based Management of Vascular Malformations. Facial Plast Surg. 2016 Apr; 32(2):162-76.
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Pharmacologic therapy for gastrointestinal bleeding due to portal hypertension and esophageal varices. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2006 Feb; 8(1):7-13.
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What is your diagnosis? Lymphangioma circumscriptum (benign lymphangiectasia). Cutis. 2005 Nov; 76(5):301, 310-2.
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Predictors of outcome after alcohol septal ablation therapy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 2004 Feb 24; 109(7):824-7.
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Terlipressin for acute esophageal variceal hemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003; (1):CD002147.
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Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage. N Engl J Med. 2001 Aug 30; 345(9):669-81.
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Terlipressin for acute esophageal variceal hemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2001; (1):CD002147.
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Endoscopic sclerotherapy compared with percutaneous transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt after initial sclerotherapy in patients with acute variceal hemorrhage. A randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 1997 Jun 01; 126(11):858-65.