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Thrombectomy

Thrombectomy

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A thrombectomy is the excision of an abnormal or dangerous thrombus (blood clot).It is performed intraluminally (meaning directly in the cavity of a vessel) using a balloon catheter. The thrombus is then either pressed against the walls in order to restore at least part of the natural lumen; or the balloon is 'opened' after the thrombus and then carefully moved retrogradely so that the clot can be drawn out of the vessel.

Thrombectomies usually occur as a result of thrombosis or a blood clot in a vein or artery. Thrombectomies can be used to clear a blockage in a fistula (AV fistulas used for dialysis kidney treatment).

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  • thrombectomy — /throm bek teuh mee/, n., pl. thrombectomies. surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel. [‡1960 65; THROMB(US) + ECTOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • thrombectomy — noun The surgical removal of a blood clot or thrombus from a blood vessel …   Wiktionary

  • thrombectomy — The excision of a thrombus. [thromb + G. ektome, excision] * * * throm·bec·to·my thrām bek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of a thrombus * * * n. a surgical procedure in which a blood clot (thrombus) is removed from an artery or vein ( …   Medical dictionary

  • thrombectomy — n. removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • thrombectomy — n. a surgical procedure in which a blood clot (thrombus) is removed from an artery or vein (see endarterectomy, phlebothrombosis) …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • thrombectomy — Surgery to remove a thrombus (blood clot) from a blood vessel …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • thrombectomy — noun surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision * * * /throm bek teuh mee/, n., pl. thrombectomies. surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel. [‡1960… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pulmonary thrombectomy — In thoracic surgery, a pulmonary thrombectomy, is an emergency procedure that removes clotted blood (thrombus) from the pulmonary arteries.Mechanical thrombectomies can be surgical (surgical thrombectomy) or percutaneous (percutaneous… …   Wikipedia

  • Тромбэктомия (Thrombectomy) — хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в удалении тромба из артерии или вены (см. Эндартерэктомия, Флеботромбоз). Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • ТРОМБЭКТОМИЯ — (thrombectomy) хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в удалении тромба из артерии или вены (см. Эндартерэктомия, Флеботромбоз) …   Толковый словарь по медицине