Occlusion (medicine)

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Coronary angiography of partial occlusions of the left coronary artery and the lateral coronary artery ( arteria circumflexa ) (see arrows).

The occlusion (from latin occludere 'closing) (clutch, closing, blocking, inhibition) is the closure of a hollow organ (eg. As a vessel), or a body passage. Occlusion can be caused by the body's own tissue or material as part of a disease (e.g. PAD ) or it can be carried out by the doctor using instruments (e.g. vascular clamps) as part of a surgical procedure.

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  1. MA Pantaleo, A. Mandrioli et al: Development of coronary artery stenosis in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with sorafenib. (PDF; 287 kB) In: BMC Cancer. 2012, 12: 231 doi: 10.1186 / 1471-2407-12-231 ( Open Access )