embolization
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embolization (countable and uncountable, plural embolizations)
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(surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
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Huded V. Endovascular balloon-assisted glue embolization of intranidal high flow fistula in brain AVM.
AVM-specific treatment may also involve endovascular embolization, neurosurgery or radiosurgery.
However, embolization alone may completely obliterate some AVMs.
Techniques such as angioplasty, stenting, clot retrieval, embolization, and diagnostic angiography are endovascular procedures.
So far there has been no conversion to surgery, device embolization, device migration, or implantation of more than one valve; all cases were marked by successful access, delivery, and deployment.
Livers were sampled at 1 week and 1 month for Group 2 after embolization.