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Treatments include: Surgery to treat bleeding in some areas; Electrocautery or laser surgery to treat frequent or heavy nosebleeds; Endovascular embolization to treat abnormal blood vessels in the brain and other parts of the body. Some patients respond to estrogen therapy,...[read article]
Tests for Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease
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Endoscopy is a way of looking inside the body using a flexible tube that has a small camera on the end of it. This instrument is called an endoscope. More
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex... More
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Medical Procedures for Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient). More
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Sclerotherapy is used to obliterate spider veins or varicose veins, which can appear anywhere on the leg. The veins are injected with a concentrated salt solution (... More
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Nasal packing is gauze, foam, or cotton that has been packed into the nasal chambers. The term nasal packing may refer to individual gauze strips or cotton pledgets... More
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Stereotactic radiosurgery is a form of radiation therapy that focuses high-powered x-rays on a small area of the body. With regular radiation therapy treatment, hea... More
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Hormone therapy (HT) is a medical treatment with a medication containing one or more female hormones, commonly estrogen plus progestin (synthetic progesterone), and... More
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Endovascular embolization is a medical procedure to treat abnormal blood vessels in the brain and other parts of the body. It is an alternative to open surgery. More
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Surgical Procedures for Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease
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Laser surgery is a medical procedure that uses laser light to remove diseased tissues or treat bleeding blood vessels. Laser surgery may also be used for cosmetic p... More
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Prescribed Medications for Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease
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IRON (AHY ern) replaces iron that is essential to healthy red blood cells. Iron is used to treat iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may cause problems like tiredness, s... More
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Over the Counter Medications for Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease
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IRON (AHY ern) replaces iron that is essential to healthy red blood cells. Iron is used to treat iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may cause problems like tiredness, s... More
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