Retrograde Pulmonary Embolectomy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Simplified Technique Syed T. Hussain, MD, John R. Bartholomew, MD, Marzia Leacche, MD, Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD, MBA The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 5, Pages e473-e474 (May 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.082 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Embolectomy material removed from the branch pulmonary arteries by retrograde pulmonary embolectomy. Note that most of the clot is removed intact with the gentle retrograde flushing technique, allowing complete removal of the soft clots in the distal pulmonary vasculature not visualized directly. (L = left; PA = pulmonary artery; R = right.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, e473-e474DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.082) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions