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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 ...
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Thrombotic embolism, branch left pulmonary artery, hemorrhagic infarction apex left lower lobe. An embolism is the lodging of an embolus, a blockage-causing piece of material, inside a blood vessel. [1]
Severe hemorrhage is managed either with vascular embolization or damage control surgical techniques such as abdominal packing or removal of non-essential organs. [2] However, in patients with severe hemorrhagic shock at risk for cardiovascular collapse, emergency thoracotomy with aortic cross clamping may be performed though outcomes are ...
Kidney ischemia [1] is a disease with a high morbidity and mortality rate. [2] Blood vessels shrink and undergo apoptosis which results in poor blood flow in the kidneys. More complications happen when failure of the kidney functions result in toxicity in various parts of the body which may cause septic shock, hypovolemia, and a need for surgery. [3]
Lee's death was officially ruled the result of cerebral edema — swelling of the brain. While a normal human brain is about 3 pounds, Lee's was reportedly closer to 3½ pounds.
(Reuters) -Monday's ruling from the Texas Supreme Court denying a woman's request for an emergency abortion shines a spotlight on the medical exceptions contained in many U.S. states' abortion bans.
Arterial embolism is a sudden interruption of blood flow to an organ or body part due to an embolus adhering to the wall of an artery blocking the flow of blood, [1] the major type of embolus being a blood clot (thromboembolism).