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What is embolization?

April 26, 2017Embolization

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What is embolization?

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Embolization of the technique of deliberately blocking a blood vessel to produced a therapeutic result. It is performed by delivering an agent that can block a blood vessel through a small tube that is inserted into a blood vessel off the body under image guidance. It is useful in the management of active bleeding, to reduce the blood supply to tumor before surgery, in the treatment of fibroids of the uterus, treatment of abnormal clusters of blood vessels called vascular malformations and combined with cancer drugs can be used in certain malignancies.