Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
therapeutic embolization
ther·a·peu·tic em·bo·li·za·tion [ ther-uh-pyoo-tik em-buh-luh-zey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Therapeutic Occlusion; Hemostatic Techniques
Definitions related to embolization, therapeutic:
  • (embolization) The blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material. Embolization can be done as treatment to block the flow of blood to a tumor.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (embolization therapy) A procedure in which substances are injected into blood vessels adjacent to a tumor for the purpose of interrupting the blood flow to the cancer cells.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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