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untargeted embolization

English translation: accidental embolization

13:15 Jan 6, 2005

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English term or phrase: untargeted embolization

Paralysis resulting from untargeted embolization or ischemic injury from adjacent tissue edema

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English translation:accidental embolization

Explanation:
...that is involuntary embolization (occlusion) of a non-target vessel.

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Lamprini Kosma
Local time: 07:18

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accidental embolization

Lamprini Kosma

Resulted embolization of the non-target tissue /organ

Mark Xiang

non organ-specific embolization

juvera

unvoluntary decrease of blood supply to an organ/structure/tumor

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45 mins confidence:

unvoluntary decrease of blood supply to an organ/structure/tumor

Explanation:
Embolization = 1) formation or release of an embolus into the circulation ( most common understanding)

2) Therapeutic understandingof various substances into the circulation to occlude vessels either to prevent or arrest hemorhaging, to devitalize a structure, tumor, or organ by occluding its blood supply, or to reduce blood flow to an arteriovenous malformation.

Therefore, in 2)there is a voluntary targeting of organs, etc...

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Local time: 02:18
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Arabic,

French

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non organ-specific embolization

Explanation:
Targeted means a specific organ, where the embolization would cause the damage. Here the embolism is caused by an adjanced tissue
(o)edema, it is in a part of the body, say leg, but not in a specific organ, like lung.

juvera
Local time: 06:18
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Hungarian

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accidental embolization

Explanation:
...that is involuntary embolization (occlusion) of a non-target vessel.

Lamprini Kosma
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18 hrs confidence:

Resulted embolization of the non-target tissue /organ

Explanation:
We postulate three reasons for the focal bladder necrosis. First, undiagnosed vascular communications between uterine and vesicle arteries may result in untargeted embolization of bladder during UAE.
http://humrep.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/18/1/167

Mark Xiang
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