The most common complication of cardiovascular diseases is thrombosis – when blood thickens in blood vessels, specifically in veins, and forms a thrombus. This occurs due to slowed blood flow in the veins, damage to their walls, and impaired blood coagulation.
In Israel, at the Top Ichilov clinic, vascular surgeons successfully relieve patients of thrombosis using the latest surgical techniques that do not require extensive interventions. These new methods include endovascular thrombectomy, radiofrequency, and aspiration embolectomy, performed using advanced surgical equipment.
To learn how endovascular thrombectomy is performed in Israel, the cost of the operation, and to receive a preliminary examination program, you can contact the managers of the international department at Top Ichilov.
Endovascular Thrombectomy in Israel – Techniques, Technologies
Thrombosis is a very dangerous complication, as it poses severe consequences for the patient, up to complete vessel occlusion or the detachment of a thrombus into the bloodstream. As a result, gangrene may develop, and even death can occur. Therefore, thrombosis must be treated immediately by highly qualified vascular surgeons.
At Top Ichilov, two techniques for performing thrombectomy are used – endovascular and open, on the open vessel. The choice of method and access depends on the patient's condition, the severity, and the extent of the vessel damage.
Endovascular thrombectomy is performed using a catheter that is inserted into a large vein of the thigh or below the knee. This approach does not involve excising a section of the vessel and performing postoperative plastic surgery. Before the surgical intervention, the doctor first administers anticoagulant medications, and then performs a diagnostic venography – examining the vessel, detecting the thrombus, and assessing the extent of the damage and all aggravating circumstances. Afterward, the surgeon decides on the method of thrombus removal.
- Often, balloon catheter angioplasty is used, in which a special endovascular balloon is introduced into the affected vessel via a catheter. Before inserting the balloon, an incision is made in the vessel at the projection of the thrombus, and the balloon is introduced through this incision. The balloon is then filled with isotonic sodium chloride solution, it inflates and captures the blood clot. The balloon with the attached thrombus is then extracted. During such an operation, electro-surgical equipment should be used to ensure hemostasis (to prevent bleeding).
- Thrombi are also removed using aspiration thrombectomy. Essentially, this involves puncturing the vessel with a needle attached to a catheter and aspirating the thrombotic formations with a syringe. However, this method is not always acceptable – especially in cases of multiple thrombotic lesions.
- If new blood clots appear after the surgical removal of existing ones, they can be removed using reolytic thrombectomy, which involves puncturing the vascular bed in specific areas and fragmenting the thrombi using special catheters.
- For the removal of thrombosis of hemorrhoidal nodes, radiofrequency thrombectomy is used, which is performed under local anesthesia. The operation lasts from 20 to 40 minutes. For its implementation, a catheter is used, through which a source of high-frequency radio waves is directed to the thrombotic formations and dissolves them. It is an absolutely bloodless operation, not requiring hospitalization in the postoperative period – the patient is discharged immediately after the thrombectomy.
Endovascular thrombectomy in Israel receives not just grateful but enthusiastic reviews. The operation helps patients quickly and with minimal trauma to get rid of thrombosis. Additionally, endovascular thrombectomy in Israel (reviews) is easily tolerated due to the use of shallow anesthesia (endotracheal) and the short duration of the operation.
In some cases, only open thrombectomy may be applicable, performed with an incision of the vessel at the site of the thrombotic mass, removal of thrombi, and plastic surgery of the damaged vessel. An indication for performing open thrombectomy is venous gangrene, which develops due to thrombosis of the deep veins.
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Diagnostic Program Before Surgery
At the Top Ichilov clinic, the examination of a patient with any degree of thrombosis does not exceed 3-4 days – during this time, doctors compile a complete clinical picture of the pathology and select the optimal method for thrombectomy.
On the first day, there is a consultation with a doctor and the formulation of a diagnostic plan. This day coincides with your arrival in Israel. You will be met at the airport by a curator-translator, an employee of the clinic's international department, who will be with you throughout your treatment. They assist you in quickly passing through customs, transporting you to the clinic for a consultation with a vascular surgeon. On the second day, they accompany you to all diagnostic procedures prescribed by the doctor. The third day is the stage of receiving the treatment program from the board of doctors. If you are scheduled for endovascular thrombectomy in Israel, the prices will be communicated to you during the board meeting.
Typically, our patients undergo the following studies before thrombectomy:
- laboratory tests;
- venography;
- angiography;
- duplex scanning.
The method of thrombectomy is chosen solely based on the results of the diagnostics.
Endovascular Thrombectomy in Israel – Cost
Contrary to the common belief about the high cost of foreign medicine, medical services in Israeli clinics are accessible to many people with varying income levels. Even complex procedures that require innovative approaches and expensive equipment are one-third to half cheaper than in Western centers.
For example, the cost of endovascular thrombectomy in Israel is acceptable, being 30-45% lower than in Western Europe and the USA. Therefore, even residents of these countries come here, not wanting to overpay for medical assistance of the same high level as at home.
Not sure how to organize your visit to our clinic? Call us or leave a request on our website, and the consultants at Top Ichilov will call you back at a convenient time and answer all your questions.
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Why Choose Us – Top Ichilov Clinic
- Professional staff, vascular surgeons with unique experience in thrombectomy.
- Advanced equipment in the diagnostic department and operating rooms of the vascular surgery department.
- Minimally invasive surgeries on vessels, non-invasive endovascular surgery – removal of thrombi without cutting vessels and even bloodless methods.
- Prices are much lower than in centers in Europe and North America. Moreover, we do not require prepayment, and the patient is not obligated to pay for the entire diagnostic and treatment process in one lump sum. The amount can be divided into several payments for each stage of the therapeutic and diagnostic process.
- The international department – our staff will be with you 24 hours a day, every day. Resolving all issues, arranging your living conditions, and organizing your timely and comfortable passage through all procedures are their direct responsibilities.