Polyvinyl Alcohol

A polymer prepared from polyvinyl acetates by replacement of the acetate groups with hydroxyl groups. It is used as a pharmaceutic aid and ophthalmic lubricant as well as in the manufacture of surface coatings artificial sponges, cosmetics, and other products.

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Networked: 466 relevant articles (17 outcomes, 41 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Yong, Chul Soon: 5 articles (07/2014 - 07/2008)
2.	Choi, Han-Gon: 5 articles (07/2014 - 07/2008)
3.	Kim, Jong Oh: 5 articles (07/2014 - 07/2008)
4.	Albina, Jorge E: 4 articles (01/2014 - 02/2005)
5.	Lyoo, Won Seok: 4 articles (09/2010 - 07/2008)
6.	Kim, Jeong Hoon: 4 articles (09/2010 - 07/2008)
7.	Ku, Sae Kwang: 3 articles (07/2014 - 06/2010)
8.	Bilhim, Tiago: 3 articles (04/2014 - 11/2008)
9.	Daley, Jean M: 3 articles (01/2014 - 02/2005)
10.	Chung, Jin Wook: 3 articles (11/2013 - 02/2009)

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 07/01/2014 - "Tumor feeders were endovascularly embolized with particles of polyvinyl alcohol. " 05/01/2014 - "In round one, the tumor was embolized from multiple external carotid artery feeding branches by the use of polyvinyl alcohol particles. " 09/01/2011 - "Transarterial tumor embolization with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles and liquid coil placement, and percutaneous tumor embolization with PVA particles were used before the first and the second stage, respectively." 07/01/2009 - "He was treated by repeated embolization using spherical polyvinyl alcohol particles, resulting in shrinkage of the tumor, improvement of the frequency and severity of the hypoglycemic episodes, and better quality of life." 05/01/2007 - "Once tumor growth was seen at T2-weighted turbo spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, four of the eight rabbits underwent TAE with 45-150-mum polyvinyl alcohol particles. "
2.	Meningioma (Meningiomas) 05/01/1993 - "To evaluate the efficacy of preoperative meningioma devascularization with small polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles. " 02/01/2000 - "The purpose of this study was to evaluate their efficacy in the preoperative embolization of meningiomas as compared with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles of various sizes. " 03/01/2014 - "Twenty-eight patients with meningiomas were subjected to a preoperative embolization with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). " 06/01/2012 - "Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles have been the most frequently used material for embolization of meningiomas. " 12/01/2010 - "This report concerns a 41-year-old female patient with a huge meningioma which was preoperatively embolized with polyvinyl alcohol particles (PVA, 100-300 μm) via the left middle meningeal artery. "
3.	Hypertrophy 04/01/2003 - "To evaluate whether preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles and coils is safe and effective for inducing lobar hypertrophy in patients with hepatobiliary malignancy. " 12/01/2005 - "The objective of our study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of transhepatic lobar portal vein embolization (PVE) using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles to induce contralateral lobar hypertrophy in patients with liver-only metastases and normal underlying liver function. "
4.	Hemorrhage 07/01/2015 - "This was embolized with 300-500 micron polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to stop the bleeding. " 07/01/2012 - "Polyvinyl alcohol particle embolization of dental socket hemorrhages is technically feasible and effective." 12/01/2010 - "The patient underwent successful transcatheter embolization with microcoils and polyvinyl alcohol microparticles to control the bleeding. " 08/01/2010 - "To evaluate the results of emergency embolisation in acute arterial bleeding of the gastrointestinal tract with a liquid polyvinyl alcohol copolymer from two centres. " 02/01/2010 - "When standard methods of treatment were unsuccessful, the bleeding was controlled by embolizing the bulbourethral artery with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles."
5.	Leiomyoma (Uterine Fibroids) 04/01/2015 - "The objective was to evaluate the relation of uterine artery Doppler flow pulsatility index (PI) with total uterine volume reduction following bilateral embolisation of uterine fibroids by injection of polyvinyl alcohol particles. " 12/01/2013 - "The retrospective study was done at the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, and comprised records of 12 patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids who had undergone uterine fibroid embolisation with the use of polyvinyl alcohol between May 2008 and July 2012. " 01/01/2011 - "Patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids (n = 157) were treated by selective bilateral UAE using 350-500 μm sized polyvinyl alcohol particles. " 05/01/2008 - "Patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids (n = 101) were treated by selective bilateral UAE using 500- to 710-mum polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles. " 01/01/2006 - "Uterine fibroid embolizations were performed by three interventional radiologists using 355-500-mu polyvinyl alcohol particles. "

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4.	Catheters
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