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Embolectomy

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Definition: 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.  removal of an embolus transported from its origin: differentiate from THROMBECTOMY, removal of clot at its original site; do not use /util except by MeSH definition   
See Also Thrombectomy 		Other names Embolectomies

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