| Category | Heart and Vascular Surgery |
An embolus is a blockage of a blood vessel that obstructs blood circulation, often causing a life threatening emergency. When this blood clot travels from its original site to another place in the body, it is called an embolism.If medicine does not dissolve an embolus, a surgical procedure called thrombectomy may be used to remove the clot. Embolectomy may be recommended in emergency situations when other interventions are not effective.
