Definition of embolectomy in English:
embolectomy
nounPlural embolectomies ˌɛmbəˈlɛktəmiˌembəˈlektəmē
mass nounSurgical removal of an embolus.
some patients with this syndrome are unsuited for embolectomy
count noun he had an embolectomy while in hospital
Example sentencesExamples
- A therapeutic approach to a patient who fails thrombolytic therapy, anticoagulation and placement of a filter includes surgical or catheter embolectomy.
- It showed that patients treated with thrombolytic therapy had a higher death rate, increased risk of major hemorrhage and an increased rate of PE recurrence when compared with patients treated surgically with embolectomy.
- Finally, acute pulmonary embolectomy may be beneficial in the unstable patient who has not responded to conventional treatments.
- Surgical embolectomy is restricted to life threatening proximal thrombosis where all else has failed.
- Available modes of treatment include bowel-sparing approaches such as surgical laparotomy with embolectomy or local infusion of thrombolytic agents via an abdominal aortic catheter.