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Endarterectomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Endarterectomy
Tree Number(s)
E04.100.814.456
Unique ID
D004691
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004691
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Thromboendarterectomy
NLM Classification #
WG 170
See Also
Angioplasty
Atherectomy
Public MeSH Note
67
History Note
67(65)
Date Established
1967/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1997/06/20
Endarterectomy Preferred
Thromboendarterectomy Broader
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