What is embolism used to treat?

Embolization is primarily used for the treatment of vascular rupture and hemorrhage, tumor embolization, and aneurysms. Embolization involves surgically embolizing the diseased site, primarily targeting the treatment of vascular diseases, through methods such as coils, sclerosing agents, gelatin sponges, and embolic microspheres. Here are the details:

1. Vascular rupture and hemorrhage: Vascular intervention combined with angiography is used to identify the bleeding site, and coils are used to embolize the diseased vessel, achieving the purpose of hemostasis. After the surgery, only a needle-sized wound remains, resulting in better hemostasis.

2. Tumors: Primarily involves embolizing the blood vessels supplying the tumor, which can be done using iodized oil, thereby cutting off the blood supply to the tumor and causing ischemic necrosis.

3. Aneurysms: These are tumors that occur in the human body. Once an aneurysm ruptures and bleeds, it can lead to significant blood loss in a short period, potentially endangering life. Coils can be used for treating vascular tumor embolization, effectively treating aneurysms.