Transluminal Atherectomy
《英文msh詞典》Transluminal Atherectomy
[入口詞] Transluminal Atherectomy
[主題詞] Atherectomy
[英文釋義] Endovascular procedure in which atheromatous plaque is excised by a cutting or rotating catheter. It differs from balloon and laser angioplasty procedures which enlarge vessels by dilation but frequently do not remove much plaque. If the plaque is removed by surgical excision under general anesthesia rather than by an endovascular procedure through a catheter,it is called ENDARTERECTOMY.