Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.
Cannulation,Cannulations,Catheterizations
D004617
Embolism
Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.
Embolus,Embolisms
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001158
Arteries
The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.
Artery
D013924
Thrombophlebitis
Inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot (THROMBUS).
Phlegmasia Alba Dolens,Dolens, Phlegmasia Alba,Thrombophlebitides
D013927
Thrombosis
Formation and development of a thrombus or blood clot in BLOOD VESSELS.