How to Use embolization in a Sentence

embolization

noun

• Many times, embolization patients go home the same day or the next.
  — Washington Post, 19 May 2018
• Doctors do that with an embolization, meaning a catheter is snaked into the blood vessels of the kidney to find the right one and block it.
  — Washington Post, 15 May 2018
• If fibroids are the cause of your heavy bleeding, your healthcare provider may recommend uterine artery embolization.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 11 Feb. 2023
• After further tests, doctors realized that her symptoms were caused by fat embolization.
  — Health.com, 25 Sep. 2017
• If your symptoms still flare up, your doctor might try methods like a myomectomy (removing the fibroid) or embolization to cut off the blood flow to these growths.
  — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 14 Feb. 2018
• Bailey had her fibroids removed through a less-invasive procedure called uterine fibroid embolization.
  — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022
• Grisham's initial statement described the embolization as successful and said there were no complications.
  — Darlene Superville, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2018
• Doctors not involved in the first lady’s care said embolization is commonly used to remove a type of noncancerous kidney tumor called an angiomylipoma.
  — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2018
• Uterine artery embolization, for instance, can block blood supply to the fibroids by injecting tiny plastic pellets into the vessels that supply blood to the fibroid.
  — Hilda Hutcherson, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• The risk of fixing the aneurysm is much smaller than the risk of rupture, so it’s recommended to first fix the celiac compression, and then treat the aneurysm, usually by a coil embolization.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2021
• Still, embolization kills some surrounding healthy kidney tissue, which causes swelling and pain as a patient recovers, so a longer stay could be helpful or necessary, doctors said.
  — New York Times, 14 May 2018
• The embolization procedure was successful and was carried out without complications, the White House said.
  — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 14 May 2018
• The procedure Trump underwent, an embolization that cuts off the blood supply to the kidney, typically only requires a day of recovery.
  — Chas Danner, Daily Intelligencer, 19 May 2018
• The administration did not elaborate on the condition or the operation, described as an embolization procedure.
  — Maggie Fox, Jamie Gumbrecht and Jen Christensen, CNN, 2 Oct. 2020
• Uterine artery embolization Other options for treating fibroids include surgical options like uterine artery embolization, which destroys fibroids by cutting off their blood supply.
  — Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 18 July 2023
• Doctors first recommended a varicocele embolization procedure designed to improve sperm production.
  — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
• The paper details doctors’ experience diagnosing and treating a patient who developed a rare but serious condition called fat embolization syndrome shortly after a routine nip and tuck.
  — Health.com, 25 Sep. 2017
• Among patients having uterine fibroid embolization, studies show a 13% rate of a repeat procedure after year and 32% at five years, according to Cleveland Clinic.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 14 Oct. 2021
• There are many newer treatments, such as knee injections, TENS units, and knee embolization, that may offer some value before considering an aggressive surgery such as joint replacement.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 Jan. 2023
• Uterine Artery Embolization Also called uterine fibroid embolization, this procedure deprives fibroids of their lifeblood—literally.
  — Amanda Gardner, Health, 24 Jan. 2023
• In 2015, Mutare had another miscarriage, forcing her to consider a fibroid embolization, a noninvasive procedure used to shrink fibroid tumors.
  — Aisha Salaudeen, CNN, 31 July 2020
• But there are also some less intensive procedures (like embolization, which blocks the blood vessels that feed the fibroids; and endometrial ablation, which uses electricity to remove the uterine lining) as well as hormonal medications that may not eliminate fibroids but can lessen the symptoms.
  — Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026
• People can also choose other minimally invasive procedures such as uterine artery embolization to cut off blood flow to the fibroids, or undergo a hysteroscopic myomectomy or abdominal myomectomy to surgically remove the masses.
  — Kayla Greaves, Allure, 17 July 2023