Thrombectomy

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Thrombectomy, also known as thromboembolectomy, refers to the surgical or endovascular removal of a thrombus from a blood vessel. In the cerebral vessels, thrombectomy is performed endovascularly in most cases.

Indication

Thrombectomy is effective in patients with a small cerebral infarction and proximal vessel occlusion up to 24 hours after symptom onset1.

References

    1. Nogueira RG, Jadhav AP, Haussen DC, et al. Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct. N Engl J Med. January 2018:11-21. ↩ ↩

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