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Endarterectomy
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Definition
: Surgical excision, performed under general anesthesia, of the atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. When reconstruction of an artery is performed as an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ATHERECTOMY.
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See Also
Angioplasty
;
Atherectomy
Examples
Endarterectomy, Carotid
Other names
Thromboendarterectomy; Thromboendarterectomies; Endarterectomies