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ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY [1 record]

Record 1 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Injections, Tubing and Transfusions (Medicine)
CONT

Endoscopic sclerotherapy is performed using a freehand technique. An injector with a retractile needle is passed through the operating channel of the endoscope, and the sclerosant is injected into the varix. During an acute bleed, injections are directed at the bleeding site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Injections, tubages et transfusions (Médecine)
CONT

Chez les malades avec de grosses varices, les β-bloquants non sélectifs doivent être prescrits pour prévenir une première hémorragie digestive. La sclérothérapie endoscopique ne doit pas être effectuée pour prévenir une première hémorragie digestive.

Spanish

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