Also known as therapeutic embolization, Embolization, Therapeutic
Embolization refers to the passage and lodging of an embolus within the bloodstream. It may be of natural origin (pathological), in which sense it is also called embolism, for example a pulmonary embolism; or it may be artificially induced (therapeutic), as a hemostatic treatment for bleeding or as a treatment for some types of cancer by deliberately blocking blood vessels to starve the tumor cells.
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- Medical intervention.name
- Embolization
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- Micrograph of embolic material in the artery of a kidney. The kidney was surgically removed because of cancer. H&E stain.
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Research
221,436 papers- Basic embolization techniques: tips and tricks.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020
- Advanced embolization techniques.Pediatric cardiology · 2005
- Embolization and transcatheter retrieval of coils and devices.Pediatric cardiology · 2005
- Pulmonary artery bone cement embolization resulting from percutaneous vertebroplasty.European heart journal · 2023
- Pulmonary embolism after embolization of vein of Galen.Anales de pediatria · 2023
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- medical procedure
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- Therapeutic embolization
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