"Thrombectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material from a blood vessel at the point of its formation. Removal of a clot arising from a distant site is called EMBOLECTOMY.
| Descriptor ID |
D017131
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.814.842
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| Concept/Terms |
Percutaneous Aspiration Thrombectomy- Percutaneous Aspiration Thrombectomy
- Aspiration Thrombectomies, Percutaneous
- Aspiration Thrombectomy, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous Aspiration Thrombectomies
- Thrombectomies, Percutaneous Aspiration
- Thrombectomy, Percutaneous Aspiration
Aspiration Thrombectomy- Aspiration Thrombectomy
- Aspiration Thrombectomies
- Thrombectomies, Aspiration
- Thrombectomy, Aspiration
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Thrombectomy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Thrombectomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2024 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thrombectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Emergent Carotid Stenting During Thrombectomy in Tandem Occlusions Secondary to Dissection: A STOP-CAD Secondary Study. Stroke. 2025 Apr; 56(4):808-817.
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Endovascular Thrombectomy for Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Occlusions With Large Ischemic Strokes: Insights From the SELECT2 Trial. Neurology. 2025 Feb 25; 104(4):e210269.
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Outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy for medium vessel occlusion in acute ischemic stroke patients with ASPECTS 4-5 vs. 6-7: a retrospective, multicenter, and multinational study. Neuroradiology. 2025 Jan; 67(1):201-211.
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Evaluating outcome associations with race after mechanical thrombectomy: an analysis of the NVQI-QOD acute ischemic stroke registry. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Dec 26; 17(e1):e110-e116.
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International practice patterns and perspectives on endovascular therapy for the treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis. Int J Stroke. 2025 Mar; 20(3):319-327.
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Mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of primary and secondary anterior cerebral artery occlusions: insights from STAR. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Nov 22; 16(12):1282-1287.
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Outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients with extreme large infarction core. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Nov 22; 16(12):1268-1274.
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Primary results from the CLEAR study of a novel stent retriever with drop zone technology. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Nov 22; 16(12):1220-1227.
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Endovascular thrombectomy for distal medium vessel occlusions: A literature review. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 Jan; 34(1):108134.
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Endovascular Treatment of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke With Tandem Lesions Presenting With Low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Nov 19; 13(22):e035977.