Abstract
Thanks to improvements in the prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism has become less common during recent years. Moreover, advanced therapeutic options such as thrombolysis and catheter embolectomy have led to a further decrease in the number of surgical interventions. Looking at recent literature and some recent guidelines, the question arises of whether there is any role left for surgical therapy of pulmonary embolism. This article will deal with this question based on some typical clinical examples and some newer publications.
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