Endarterectomy

"Endarterectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID	D004691
MeSH Number(s)	E04.100.814.456
Concept/Terms	Endarterectomy Endarterectomy Endarterectomies Thromboendarterectomy Thromboendarterectomy Thromboendarterectomies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Endarterectomy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100]
Vascular Surgical Procedures [E04.100.814]
Endarterectomy [E04.100.814.456]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Endarterectomy".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Endarterectomy".

Endarterectomy
Endarterectomy, Carotid

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