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2. Embolectomy - Wikipedia

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   It usually involves removal of thrombi (blood clots), and is then referred to as thromboembolectomy or thrombectomy. Embolectomy is an emergency procedure often as the last resort because permanent occlusion of a significant blood flow to an organ leads to necrosis. Other involved therapeutic options are anticoagulation and thrombolysis.

3. Microfracture surgery - Wikipedia

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   The procedure is less effective in treating older patients, overweight patients, or a cartilage lesion larger than 2.5 cm. [11] Further on, chances are high that after only 1 or 2 years of the surgery symptoms start to return as the fibrocartilage wears away, forcing the patient to reengage in articular cartilage repair.

4. Acute limb ischaemia - Wikipedia

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   Endovascular interventions for ALI are minimally invasive procedures designed to quickly restore blood flow and avoid more extensive surgery. In endovascular interventions, a catheter is used to deliver medication such as thrombolytics to dissolve the clot. In the past, streptokinase was the main thrombolytic chemical. More recently, drugs such ...

5. Thrombus - Wikipedia

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   Blood clot: Diagram of a thrombus (blood clot) that has blocked a vein valve: Specialty: Vascular surgery: Symptoms: abrupt change in mental status, chest pain, cramp-like feeling, fatigue, passing out , and swelling in the arm and/or leg: Complications: bleeding risks from taking anticoagulants, breathing problems, heart attacks, stroke: Duration

6. Thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Thrombosis (from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis) 'clotting') is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses platelets (thrombocytes) and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss ...

7. Deion Sanders had two toes amputated, could have lost ... - AOL

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   Deion Sanders underwent surgery last fall to remove two toes on his left foot. The Hall of Fame cornerback and Jackson State football coach missed three games while hospitalized. Details of the ...

8. Deion Sanders will undergo surgery for blood clots to avoid ...

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   University of Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders will undergo surgery for blood clots in both of his legs on Friday but will not need to have his foot amputated, the 55-year-old said in a ...

9. Arterial embolism - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms may begin quickly or slowly depending on the size of the embolus and how much it blocks the blood flow. [2] Symptoms of embolisation in an organ vary with the organ involved but commonly include: Pain in the involved body part [2] Temporarily [2] decreased organ function; Later symptoms are closely related to infarction of the affected ...