"Thrombectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material from a blood vessel at the point of its formation. Removal of a clot arising from a distant site is called EMBOLECTOMY.
| Descriptor ID |
D017131
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.100.814.842
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| Concept/Terms |
Percutaneous Aspiration Thrombectomy- Percutaneous Aspiration Thrombectomy
- Aspiration Thrombectomies, Percutaneous
- Aspiration Thrombectomy, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous Aspiration Thrombectomies
- Thrombectomies, Percutaneous Aspiration
- Thrombectomy, Percutaneous Aspiration
Aspiration Thrombectomy- Aspiration Thrombectomy
- Aspiration Thrombectomies
- Thrombectomies, Aspiration
- Thrombectomy, Aspiration
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thrombectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Endovascular thrombectomy with versus without intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 04 24; 4:CD015721.
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What Is the Role of Thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients With Acute Stroke? Ann Emerg Med. 2023 May; 81(5):e59-e61.
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Mechanical thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke beyond 6?h from stroke onset. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Jun; 29(6):801-803.
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What is the Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy Among Patients With a Wake-Up Stroke? Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Aug; 80(2):165-167.
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Brain Atrophy and Leukoaraiosis Correlate with Futile Stroke Thrombectomy. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Aug; 30(8):105871.
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Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Evidence of Active Cerebral Embolization in COVID-19. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Mar; 30(3):105542.
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Incidence of Unreliable Automated Computed Tomography Perfusion Maps. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2019 Dec; 28(12):104471.
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Readmission and processes of care across weekend and weekday hospitalisation for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure or stroke: an observational study of the National Readmission Database. BMJ Open. 2019 08 22; 9(8):e029667.
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Safety and Efficacy of a 3-Dimensional Stent Retriever With Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy vs Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2018 03 01; 75(3):304-311.
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Arterial diameter and the gender disparity in stroke thrombectomy outcomes. J Neurointerv Surg. 2018 Oct; 10(10):949-952.