Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy | |
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![]() PTE specimen | |
Other names | Pulmonary endarterectomy |
Specialty | cardiothoracic surgery |
ICD-9-CM | 38.15 |
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.[citation needed]
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