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World J Radiol. Dec 28, 2017; 9(12): 426-437
Published online Dec 28, 2017. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v9.i12.426
Published online Dec 28, 2017. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v9.i12.426
Endovascular treatment of pulmonary embolism: Selective review of available techniques
John L Nosher, Arjun Patel, Christopher Gribbin, Vyacheslav Gendel, Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
Sugeet Jagpal, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, drafting, critical revision and editing, and final approval of the final version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest. No financial support.
Correspondence to: John L Nosher, MD, Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, MEB404, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States. nosher@rwjms.rutgers.edu
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Received: July 18, 2017
Peer-review started: July 20, 2017
First decision: August 4, 2017
Revised: August 11, 2017
Accepted: September 3, 2017
Article in press: September 3, 2017
Published online: December 28, 2017
Processing time: 160 Days and 7.4 Hours
Peer-review started: July 20, 2017
First decision: August 4, 2017
Revised: August 11, 2017
Accepted: September 3, 2017
Article in press: September 3, 2017
Published online: December 28, 2017
Processing time: 160 Days and 7.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Endovascular treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE) represents several methods of minimally invasive therapy of this important clinical entity, including mechanical thrombectomy, suction thrombectomy, and fibrinolytic therapy. With this paper, we hope to provide a detailed review of these methods, which is critical to understanding the tools that are available to the clinician for the treatment of PE.