Experimental studies of embolization of different hepatotropic blood vessels usingBletilla striata in dogs

Abstract

Bletilla striata and gelfoam were used as embolizing agents for the embolization of various hepatotropic vessels in dogs. The results proved thatBletilla striata was superior to gelfoam. The mechanisms of embolization byBletilla striata are attributable to following factors; non—absobent property, machanical obstruction; effects on coagulative and auticoagulative systems and secondary obstruction resulted from the injury to wall of blood vessels.

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