Intraoperative difficulties for endarterectomy can be a sinuous or tortuous iliac artery or extreme calcification in the arterial wall. Such challenges will make it difficult to pass the ring ...

Endarterectomy (also called carotid endarterectomy, carotid artery surgery) is a surgical procedure used to open a blocked or narrowed carotid artery located in the neck. This procedure is used to ...

This bypasses the blood vessel that is damaged. The type of surgery used to treat PAD will depend on the size and location of the affected leg artery or arteries. Surgeries include: Aortobifemoral ...