embolization
Intentional vascular occlusion
Embolization is a medical procedure that deliberately blocks a blood vessel.
Doctors inject particles, coils, or other materials to cut off blood flow to tumors, stop hemorrhaging, or treat vascular malformations.
The technique can shrink growths by starving them of oxygen: The tumor was treated with embolization before surgery.
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
stenosis · collateral · revascularization · blood flow · vessel · lumen · vasculature · angiogenesis
Involving active medical procedures
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- coilsConnected loops of material
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
fluoroscopy · guidewire · deployment · injection · occlusion · image-guided · selective · percutaneous
Coagulated mass
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
Benign uterine tumors
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- fistulaAberrant anatomical channel
bleeding · malformation · palliative · preoperative · uterine · hepatic · splenic · renal
Connected loops of material
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
- microspheresMinute spherical particles
- glueBonding substance
- OnyxBold, dark-sounding name
beads · plugs · detachable · radioactive · ethanol
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
perfusion · stenosis · collateral · revascularization · blood flow · vessel · lumen · vasculature · angiogenesis · hypoxia
interventional
Involving active medical procedures
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- coilsConnected loops of material
particles · fluoroscopy · guidewire · deployment · injection · occlusion · image-guided · selective · percutaneous
clot
Coagulated mass
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- fibrinClot-forming protein
fibroids
Benign uterine tumors
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
fistula · bleeding · malformation · palliative · preoperative · uterine · hepatic · splenic · renal · bronchial
coils
Connected loops of material
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
- microspheresMinute spherical particles
- glueBonding substance
Onyx · beads · plugs · detachable · radioactive · ethanol
embolizationrevascularization
Restoring tissue perfusion surgically
reperfusion · angioplasty · stenting · thrombectomy · vasodilation
thrombosis, embolus, embolism, emboli, thromboembolism, thrombotic, embolic, embolisms, embolize