endarterectomy

Indications: - atherosclerosis with arterial stenosis - peripheral arterial disease (peripheral vascular disease) - removal atheromatous plaque in the endothelial lining of any artery - removal of arterial thrombosis that may complicate an atheroma Procedure: - the procedure separates the an atheromatous plaque from the endothelial arterial wall & removes it Complications: - embolism of plaque Notes: - 1st performed on a superficial femoral artery in 1946

Specific

abdominal aortic endarterectomy brachiocephalic endarterectomy c0ronary artery endarterectomy carotid/vertebral/subclavian endarterectomy peripheral artery endarterectomy pulmonary endarterectomy; pulmonary thromboendarterectomy subclavian/innominate endarterectomy visceral artery endarterectomy visceral endarterectomy

References

- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endarterectomy