Embolectomy

A surgical operation to remove a blood clot.


Surgical removal of an embolus, usually from an artery.


Surgical removal of a blood clot that has traveled through the bloodstream until it lodges in a blood vessel and blocks circulation. In some cases, the blocked section of blood vessel is removed and replaced, or it is bypassed by routing blood flow around the site of the blockage.


Surgical removal of an embolus in order to relieve arterial obstruction. The embolus may be removed by cutting directly into the affected artery {arteriotomy). In some instances it is removed by a balloon catheter, which is manipulated beyond the embolus from a small arteriotomy in an accessible artery. The catheter is then withdrawn carrying the embolus with it. In some cases of pulmonary embolism, embolectomy may be life saving. It may also prevent gangrene, with loss of a limb, in cases of a limb artery embolus.


Surgical removal of a clot or embolus to clear an obstruction in an artery. The obstruction may be cleared by inserting a balloon (Fogarty) catheter into the blood vessel or by surgical incision through the arterial wall. Embolectomy may be a life-saving operation when a patient has a pulmonary embolism.


Removal of an embolus from a vessel. It may be done surgically or by the use of enzymes that dissolve the clot. The latter method is used in treating acute myocardial infarction and in other areas where blood flow is obstructed by a blood clot.


The surgical extraction of an embolus, which is a fragment of material, often a blood clot, that travels through the bloodstream and obstructs an artery.


Embolectomy can be performed through two methods. In the first approach, an incision is made in the affected artery, and the embolus is extracted using a suction tube. Alternatively, in balloon embolectomy, a balloon catheter (a flexible tube with a balloon at its tip) is inserted into the affected blood vessel, positioned just beyond the embolus. The balloon is then inflated, and the catheter is carefully removed from the body, carrying the embolus out with it.


 


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