Assertion: blockage | /r/HasProperty | due
Facets:
value: to tumor
type: CAUSE
value: to a birth defect
type: CAUSE
value: to a blood clot
type: CAUSE
value: in an artery
type: LOCATION
value: to a blood vessel
type: CAUSE
value: to scar tissue
type: CAUSE
value: to kinking
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: The blockage can be due to scar tissue, kinking, a blood vessel or rarely tumor.
text: These blockages may be due to growths, thickening of the inlet or outlet, or pressure from outside the stomach which causes a narrowing.
text: If an enlarged prostate is causing the blockage, doctors may prescribe: Surgery: If the blockage is due to a birth defect or tumor, doctors can often perform surgery to remove the obstruction.
text: If the blockage is due to a birth defect or tumor, doctors can often perform surgery to remove the obstruction.
text: Most blockages in the cerebral arteries are due to a blood clot, often in an artery narrowed by plaque.