Ectasia

As ectasia is called in medical term, the expansion of a hollow organ or vessel. This expansion of the hollow body takes place mostly variable, for example, spindle - or bag- shaped. Depending on the filling state are ectatic structure of tightly elastic or easily expressible consistency. Halsvenenektasien ( widening of the external jugular vein, internal jugular vein or jugular vein anterior) can be made by the so-called Valsalva pressing pressure test may arbitrarily visible by pressing, crying and coughing emerge or together with the leg veins.

Examples

Angiektasien

( The vascular system in question dilatation)

  • Arteriektasie: dilatation of an artery
  • Phlebectasia: dilatation of a vein
  • Kapillarektasie: dilatation of a capillary
  • Telangiectasia: a dilation Hautkapillare
  • Lymphangiectasia: dilatation of a lymph vessel

Other possible Ektasieformen

  • Bronchiectasis: sack-shaped dilatation of the bronchi
  • Duraektasie: dilatation of the dura mater
  • Ductal ectasia: dilatation of glandular excretory duct
  • Cholangiektasie: dilatation of the bile ducts
  • Pyelectasis: dilatation of the renal pelvis
  • Sklerektasie: dilatation of the sclera
  • Therapeutic procedures in angiology
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