Lumen (anatomy)

In biology, a lumen is the inside space of a tubular structure, such as an artery or intestine. It comes.
It can refer to:

the interior of a vessel, such as the central space in an artery, vein or capillary through which blood flows
the interior of the gastrointestinal tract
the pathways of the bronchi in the lungs
the interior of renal tubules and urinary collecting ducts
the pathways of the female genital tract, starting with a single pathway of the vagina, splitting up in two lumina in the uterus, both of which continue through the fallopian tubes
the fluid-filled cavity forming in the blastocyst during pre-implantation development called the blastocoel

In cell biology, lumen is a membrane-defined space that is found inside several organelles, cellular components, or structures, including thylakoid, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosome, mitochondrion, and microtubule.

Transluminal procedures

Transluminal procedures are procedures occurring through lumina, including:

natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery in the lumina of, for example, the stomach, vagina, bladder, or colon
procedures through the lumina of blood vessels, such as various interventional radiology procedures:
*percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
*percutaneous transluminal commissurotomy