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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures > Vascular Surgical Procedures > Embolectomy

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Embolectomy  

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Scope note

  • 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.

History note

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In other languages

  • embolektomia

    Finnish

  • embolectomia
  • embolian poisto
  • embolian poistoleikkaus
  • emboluksen poisto
  • emboluksen poistoleikkaus
  • Embolektomi

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017128

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