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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.  do not use /util except by MeSH definition   
See Also Angioplasty; Atherectomy
Examples Endarterectomy, Carotid 		Other names Thromboendarterectomy; Thromboendarterectomies; Endarterectomies

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