Embolotherapy in vascular disease.
Embolotherapy for nonneoplastic vascular diseases including hemorrhage and congenital vascular malformations is reviewed. Application of short, intermediate, and long-acting embolic materials to these conditions is presented along with potential complications associated with their misuse. Successful application of embolotherapy results from a thorough understanding of the disease process being treated, the distinctive features of the circulation to be embolized, and the embolic material used for the occlusion.
D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D014646:Varicocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*