circumferential disease

circumferential disease

A term of art referring to circumferential impingement on a cylindrical space or lumen.
Cardiology
Circumferential disease refers to the stenosis of an arterial lumen due to atheroma deposition.
Oncology
See Napkin ring lesion.
Orthopaedics
Circumferential disease refers to 360º spinal cord compression due to spondylosis of the vertebral canal, which can be managed with laminectomy.