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MeSH Heading: Embolization, Therapeutic
Tree Number(s): E02.520.360; E02.926.500
Unique ID: D004621
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004621
Annotation: coord IM with disease /‌ther (IM), not /‌surg
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: EMBOLIZATION THER
Entry Term(s): Embolotherapy; Therapeutic Embolization
Previous Indexing: Embolism (1966-1975); specific heading/surgery (1966-1975); specific heading/therapy (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 76
History Note: 76
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

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Concept UI: M0007253
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Embolization, Therapeutic Preferred Term
Term UI T014095
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1976); Embolotherapy
Term UI T014096
Date04/08/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Therapeutic Embolization
Term UI T014094
Date07/25/1975
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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