Meaning of endotherapy | Babel Free

Definitions

Any therapeutic procedure that involves the use of an endoscope to localize the intervention to a location inside the body.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

CEFR level