Catheter-mediated thromboembolectomy has evolved over the last three decades along with changes in vascular disease patterns. As in situ arterial thrombosis has become more common both in natural arteries and prosthetic grafts, changes in mechanical thromboembolectomy have been necessary to optimize treatment strategies. A variety of devices and techniques are now available for transluminal clot removal including the original thromboembolectomy catheter, newer adherent clot catheters, graft thrombectomy catheters, thru-lumen balloon catheters and methods that involve fragmentation and removal of fresh thrombus by hydrodynamic means.
BraithwaiteB. D.EarnshawJ. J., Arterial embolectomy: A century and out. British Journal of Surgery, 1994, 81, 1705–1706.
2.
HightD. W.TilneyN. L.CouchN. P., Changing clinical trends in patients with peripheral arterial emboli. Surgery, 1976, 79, 172–176.
3.
FogartyT. J.CranleyJ. J.KrauseR. J., A method for extraction of arterial emboli and thrombi. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, 1963, 116, 241–244.
4.
FogartyT. J.MonfortM. Y.HermannG. H., Surgical technology — New techniques and instrumentation for the management of adherent clot in native and synthetic vessels. Current Surgery, 1991, 4, 123–126.
5.
HydeG. L.SullivanD. M., Fogarty catheter tamponade of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, 1982, 154, 197–199.
6.
ReekersJ. A.KromhoutJ. G.SpithovenH. G., Arterial thrombosis below the inguinal ligament: Percutaneous treatment with a thrombosuction catheter. Radiology, 1996, 198, 49–53.
7.
Van Den BosA. A.Van OmmenV.CorbeijH. M., A new thrombosuction catheter for coronary use: Initial results with clinical and angiographic follow-up in seven patients. Catheter and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 1997, 40, 192–197.
