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Endarterectomy

Medical 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.
Guide Notes:	do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Also Called:	Thromboendarterectomy

Endarterectomy Categories.

Endarterectomy, Carotid - The excision of the thickened, atheromatous tunica intima of a carotid artery.

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