Embolization, Therapeutic

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.

Year introduced: 1976

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Tree Number(s): E02.520.360, E02.926.500

MeSH Unique ID: D004621

Entry Terms:

• Embolotherapy
• Embolotherapies
• Therapeutic Embolization
• Embolizations, Therapeutic
• Therapeutic Embolizations

Previous Indexing:

• Embolism (1966-1975)
• specific heading/surgery (1966-1975)
• specific heading/therapy (1966-1975)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Hemostatic Techniques
Embolization, Therapeutic
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
Uterine Artery Embolization

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Therapeutic Occlusion
Embolization, Therapeutic
Balloon Occlusion
Uterine Balloon Tamponade
Chemoembolization, Therapeutic
Uterine Artery Embolization