Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Endarterectomy ====== The surgical procedure to remove the atheromatous plaque material, or blockage, in the lining of an artery constricted by the buildup of soft/hardening deposits. It is carried out by separating the plaque from the arterial wall. [[Endarterectomy]] was first performed on a superficial [[femoral artery]] in [[1946]] by the Portuguese surgeon João Cid dos Santos at the University of [[Lisbon]]. In [[1951]], E. J. Wylie, an American, performed it on the abdominal aorta. The first successful reconstruction of the [[carotid artery]] was performed by Carrea, Molins, and Murphy in Argentina, later in the same year. ===== Carotid endarterectomy ===== see [[Carotid endarterectomy]]. endarterectomy.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:49by 127.0.0.1