endotherapyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

endotherapy (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 endotherapies)

1. (medicine) Any therapeutic procedure that involves the use of an endoscope to localize the intervention to a location inside the body.
   • 2004, Ronnie Fass, GERD/dyspepsia, ISBN 1560535822, page 278:

     Newer and Investigational Approaches to Antireflux Therapy Several new therapeutic approaches to antireflux treatment have been developed, including endotherapies that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, investigational endoscopic techniques to enhance the antireflux barrier, and investigational pharmacologic agents.

   • 2008, Richard S. Irwin & ‎James M. Rippe, Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine, ISBN 0781791537, page 1175:

     Although endotherapy was primarily used for the treatment of upper GI and peptic ulcer bleeding, these modalities have also been applied to patients with lower GI bleeding.

   • 2010, Klaus Mönkemüller, ‎C. Mel Wilcox, & ‎Miguel Muñoz-Navas, Interventional and Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, ISBN 3805593082, page 445:

     Furthermore, the available data regarding outcomes from minor papilla endotherapy are almost exclusively retrospective, involve small patient samples, varying definitions for pain outcomes, and have follow-up durations that are generally limited.