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), is an operation that removes organized clotted blood (thrombus) from the pulmonary arteries, which supply blood to the lungs.

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