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Thrombectomy vs Endarterectomy - What's the difference?

thrombectomy | endarterectomy |

In surgery terms the difference between endarterectomy and thrombectomy

is that endarterectomy is the surgical procedure to remove plaque from an artery while thrombectomy is the surgical removal of a blood clot or thrombus from a blood vessel.

thrombectomy

English

(wikipedia thrombectomy)

Noun

(thrombectomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical removal of a blood clot or thrombus from a blood vessel.

    • endarterectomy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * endarteriectomy

    Noun

    (wikipedia endarterectomy) (endarterectomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove plaque from an artery.

    • See also

    * atherosclerosis * atherectomy