Endarterectomy

The endarterectomy is a vascular surgical procedure in which an artery is surgically exposed and opened to eliminate bottlenecks. Such an operation is carried out at constrictions in the frame of arteriosclerosis in order to remove the deposits and the vessel inner wall. Often, a thrombus has already formed at the constriction, which must be removed during the procedure with. One speaks in such a case of a thromboendarterectomy (TEA ).

• Therapeutic procedures in vascular surgery
• Operative treatment procedures