"Embolectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material which has been transported from a distant vessel by the bloodstream. Removal of a clot at its original site is called THROMBECTOMY.
| Descriptor ID |
D017128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.814.445
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Embolectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism. JAMA. 2020 Aug 11; 324(6):597-598.
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Outcomes after surgical pulmonary embolectomy for acute submassive and massive pulmonary embolism: A single-center experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 03; 155(3):1095-1106.e2.
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Initial hospital management of patients with emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO): report of the standards and guidelines committee of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery. J Neurointerv Surg. 2017 Mar; 9(3):316-323.
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Embolectomy for stroke with emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO): report of the Standards and Guidelines Committee of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery. J Neurointerv Surg. 2015 May; 7(5):316-21.
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Thrombus-in-transit: two cases and a review of diagnosis and management. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007 Oct; 20(10):1219.e6-8.
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Management of massive pulmonary thromboembolism complicating diabetic ketoacidosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 May; 57(5):1322-4.