endarterectomy lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis
• 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.