Sclerotherapy is a procedure used to treat blood vessel and lymphatic system malformations, in which a medication is injected into the vessels to make them shrink. It is used in children and young adults with vascular or lymphatic malformations, and in adults it is often used to treat spider veins, smaller varicose veins, hemorrhoids and hydroceles.
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Endoscopic sclerotherapy is a standard treatment for bleeding esophageal varices.
Sclerotherapy is a standard minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins.
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Sclerotherapy
is a procedure used to treat blood vessel malformations and also malformations of the lymphatic system.
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The first reported attempt at sclerotherapy was by D Zollikofer in Switzerland in 1682, who injected an acid into a vein to induce thrombus formation.
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When was sclerotherapy first attempted?
The first reported attempt was by D Zollikofer in Switzerland in 1682.
The first reported attempt at sclerotherapy was by D Zollikofer in Switzerland in 1682, who injected an acid into a vein to induce thrombus formation. The modern procedure injects a medication into blood vessels to make them shrink, and it is used for vessel and lymphatic malformations as well as conditions such as varicose veins and esophageal varices.
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