Obliteration

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Obliteration

A destruction; an eradication of written words.

Obliteration is a method of revoking a Will or a clause therein. Lines drawn through the signatures of witnesses to a will constitute an obliteration of the will even if the names are still decipherable.

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Conclusion: Endoscopic fundal varix obliteration with N Butyl-2 cyanoacrylate was safe and effective in treatment of gastric variceal hemorrhage in children.

Safety of endoscopic N-Butyl-2 Cyanoacrylate injection for the treatment of bleeding gastric varices in children

Follow-up contrast-enhanced CT 3 days after CARTO confirmed complete obliteration of the efferent vein and duodenal varices (Fig 3).

Coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration for the treatment of duodenal varix

A pulpal response to trauma characterized by rapid deposition of hard tissue within the canal space." (16) This denomination was adopted by several authors, including Patterson and Mitchell, (17) who also mentioned the expression pulp canal obliteration in their paper; Holcomb and Gregory Junior; (18) Smith, (19) Schlinder and Gullickson, (20) West, (21) Amir et al., (22) Gopkrisna et al., (23) Malhotra and Mala, (24) and Siddiqui and Mohamed.

Pulp canal obliteration after traumatic injuries in permanent teeth--scientific fact or fiction?

Technical success, defined by complete obliteration of the varix, after BRTO is reportedly 73%-100%, with a low risk for rebleeding rates of <10%(2).

An unusual cause of dysphagia after gastric variceal bleeding

To resolve this controversial issue, many surgeons have opted to lower the posterior canal wall to the level of the facial nerve for the management of cholesteatoma, followed by mastoid obliteration, with reconstruction of the posterior canal wall, ossicular chain, and tympanic membrane [5, 6].

Single Stage Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy with Reconstruction of the Canal Wall: 5 Years' Experience in Fayoum Province, Egypt

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) can be effective in small brain AVMs and it is a minimally invasive procedure, but complete obliteration of circulation requires approximately 1 to 3 years after treatment [16].

CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION RADIOSURGERY AFTER INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE--A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW / RADIOHIRURSKI TRETMAN CEREBRALNE ARTERIO-VENSKE MALFORMACIJE NAKON IN TRAKRANIJALNE HEMORAGIJE--PRIKAZ SLUCAJA I PREGLED LITERATURE

The stapling technique required less surgical time for obliteration of dead space and less time required for complete healing as compared to surgical technique.

Comparative Evaluation of Surgical Techniques for Management of Aural Haematoma's in Canine

As you can probably guess (because we're only half way through the series), Harry manages to avoid obliteration just in the nick of time.

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There are also reports of successful variceal obliteration using balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO).

A rare case of oesophagoduodenal varices

In a pulp with moderate or very good prognosis for healing, the tooth can show an obliteration of the pulp chamber and canal in periods of 18 months to five years or more.

Calcific Metamorphosis with Pathological Root Resorption in Permanent Teeth: Morphohistometric Evaluation of Two Cases/Metamorfosis Calcificante Asociada a Reabsorcion Patologica Radicular en Dientes Permanentes: Evaluacion Morfohistometrica de Dos Casos

BLUES' renaissance under Gary Rowett got firmly back on track with a ruthless obliteration of shell-shocked Reading in the Sky Bet Championship.

JOY OF SIX; Gray's magic trick helps Blues hammer sorry Royals

Brazil were a goal frame away from going out in the round of 16 before beating Chile on penalties and struggled to put away Colombia in the quarterfinals before experiencing soul-crushing obliteration by the Germans in the semifinals after Neymar was injured, and then rounding out with a loss to the Netherlands.