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embolism
Sign in to savethumb|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. The embolus may be a blood clot (thrombus), a fat globule (fat embolism), a bubble of air or other gas (gas embolism), amniotic fluid (amniotic fluid embolism), or foreign material.
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- Embolism
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- Embolization kidney.jpg
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- Micrograph of embolic material in the artery of a kidney. The kidney was surgically removed because of cancer. H&E stain.
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- Vascular surgery
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Research
221,436 papers- Pulmonary embolism after embolization of vein of Galen.Anales de pediatria · 2023
- Massive Pulmonary Embolism due to Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis Related to Compression by Lumbar Artery Pseudoaneurysm. A Case Report and Review of Literature.Annals of vascular surgery · 2021
- Repeated pulmonary embolism with cardiac arrest after uterine artery embolization for uterine arteriovenous malformation: A case report and literature review.Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology · 2018
- Pancreas lipiodol embolism induced acute necrotizing pancreatitis following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and literature review.Medicine · 2019
- Cyanoacrylate Pulmonary Embolism Following Combined Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization.Archivos de bronconeumologia · 2023
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- C26759
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thumb|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. The embolus may be a blood clot (thrombus), a fat globule (fat embolism), a bubble of air or other gas (gas embolism), amniotic fluid (amniotic fluid embolism), or foreign material.
An embolism can cause partial or total blockage of blood flow in the affected vessel. Such a blockage (vascular occlusion) may affect a part of the body distant from the origin of the embolus. An embolism in which the embolus is a piece of thrombus is called a thromboembolism.