====== Thrombectomy ======

Thrombectomy in the setting of [[acute ischemic stroke]] (AIS) are actually [[embolectomy]].
This distinction between thromb- and embolectomy is not just academic; it reflects the [[pathophysiology]], [[prognosis]], workup, and treatment options for patients suffering from [[large vessel occlusion]] AIS
((Kallmes DF, Hirsch JA, Siddiqui AH. Let's -ectomize thrombectomy, shall we? J 
Neurointerv Surg. 2018 Jun 15. pii: neurintsurg-2018-014102. doi:
10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-014102. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29907574.
)).

see [[Mechanical Thrombectomy]].