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Embolectomy

Medical 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.
Guide Notes:	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
Previously Indexed:	specific embolism/surgery (1966-1992)

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