Absorbable Gelatin Sponge
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Absorbable Gelatin Sponge Definition
A sterile hemostatic agent composed of purified porcine-derived gelatin. In regional chemotherapy, absorbable gelatin sponge may be used to embolize arteries in the region of a tumor in order to block or retard blood flow; this blockage results in a locally increased concentration of chemotherapeutic agents delivered to the tumor when chemotherapeutic agents are infused into the embolized arterial circulation upstream of the blockage.
Absorbable Gelatin Sponge Synonyms
Absorbable Gelatin Sponge, Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable, Gelfoam
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