Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
PTE specimen
Other namesPulmonary endarterectomy
SpecialtyCardiothoracic surgery
ICD-9-CM38.15

In thoracic surgery, a pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), also referred to as pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA),[1] is an operation that removes organized clotted blood (thrombus) from the pulmonary arteries, which supply blood to the lungs.

  1. ^ Madani, Michael M. (2016). "50. Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy". In Peacock, Andrew J.; Naeije, Robert; Rubin, Lewis J. (eds.). Pulmonary Circulation: Diseases and Their Treatment, Fourth Edition. CRC Press. p. 541. ISBN 978-1-4987-1991-9.
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