Embolization
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embolization-214-906921
title:
Embolization
text:
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. In the cancer management application, the embolus, besides blocking the blood supply to the tumor
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encyclopedia
description:
Passage and lodging of an embolus within the bloodstream
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolization
date created:
2005-01-17T02:10:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T13:06:58Z
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