pilojection

pilojection

An obsolete technique for treating berry aneurysms of the brain, which consisted in “threading” stiffened mammal hairs into the sac, effecting its resolution by thrombosis.

pi·lo·jec·tion

(pī'lō-jek'shŭn) Process of shooting shafts of stiff mammalian hair into a saccular aneurysm in the brain to produce thrombosis. [pilo- + injection]

pilojection

(pī-lō-jĕk′shŭn) [″ + jacere, to throw] Introduction of hairs, by use of a pneumatic gun, into an aneurysm to induce clotting in the aneurysmal sac. It has been used in treating intracranial aneurysms.