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Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted
Laser-assisted balloon angioplasty (MeSH D017222, laser balloon angioplasty, PTLA) combines laser energy with balloon catheters to recanalize arteries; randomized trials found no benefit over balloon angioplasty alone, and only excimer lasers remain in use.
Aortic aneurysm repair
Aortic aneurysm repair, also known as abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, treats a permanently dilated aortic segment by open replacement with a synthetic graft or endovascular stent-grafting (EVAR), which excludes the sac from circulation.
Aortic dissection surgery
Aortic dissection surgery is the open or endovascular repair of a tear in the aortic wall; type A dissection is a surgical emergency, while uncomplicated type B is managed medically.
Aortobifemoral bypass
Aortobifemoral bypass is an open vascular operation joining the abdominal aorta to both femoral arteries with a Y-shaped graft, used since the 1950s for aortoiliac occlusive disease.
Arterial anastomosis
An arterial anastomosis is a surgical connection between two arteries, or between an artery and a graft, that restores blood flow, performed in coronary bypass, free-flap reconstruction, and dialysis access.
Arteriotomy
Arteriotomy is the surgical or percutaneous opening of an artery, used in bypass surgery, valve replacement, and endarterectomy, with arterial access for catheterization first described in 1948.
Axillofemoral Bypass Grafting
Axillofemoral bypass grafting (AxFB, AXFBG) is an extra-anatomic vascular procedure tunneling a prosthetic graft from the axillary artery to the femoral arteries, first reported by Blaisdell and Hall in 1963, used for high-risk aortoiliac occlusive disease and aortic graft infection.
Balloon angioplasty
Balloon angioplasty, also called coronary balloon angioplasty, is a minimally invasive procedure that widens narrowed arteries by inflating a catheter-mounted balloon against plaque; first performed on a coronary artery by Andreas Grüntzig in 1977.
Balloon dilation
Balloon dilation is a medical procedure in which a catheter-mounted balloon is inflated inside a narrowed vessel, duct, or opening to widen it, used in arteries, the esophagus, and the urethra.
Balloon Embolectomy
Balloon embolectomy is a surgical procedure that removes a blood clot from an artery by withdrawing a catheter whose inflated balloon, passed beyond the clot, pushes the clot out.
Balloon occlusion
Balloon occlusion is an endovascular technique in which an inflatable catheter balloon is inflated inside a blood vessel to stop or reduce blood flow, for hemorrhage control.
Bland embolization
Bland embolization, also called transarterial embolization (TAE), is an interventional radiology procedure that blocks a tumor's blood supply with inert particles, without added chemotherapy or radiation.
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Blood vessel prosthesis implantation is the surgical placement of a synthetic vascular graft, usually Dacron or ePTFE, to replace a diseased vessel or bypass a blockage.
Bypass grafting
Bypass grafting is surgery that routes blood around a blocked artery using a grafted vessel, dominated by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), performed about 400,000 times annually in the United States.
Carotid angioplasty
Carotid angioplasty and stenting is a minimally invasive procedure that widens a narrowed carotid artery with a balloon and stent to prevent stroke, an alternative to carotid endarterectomy.
Cerebral embolic protection
Cerebral embolic protection uses percutaneous devices, placed during procedures like TAVR, to capture or divert debris before it can reach the brain and cause stroke.
Chimney technique (endovascular aneurysm repair)
The chimney technique (Ch-EVAR) is an endovascular aneurysm repair method in which a covered stent runs parallel to the main aortic stent-graft, preserving branch-vessel blood flow.
Computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy
Computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy is an endovascular technique that removes blood clots through a large-bore catheter connected to a computer-controlled vacuum, used in pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, and stroke.
Embolectomy
Embolectomy is the removal of an embolus, a blood clot that formed in one vessel and lodged elsewhere, done by open surgery, balloon catheter, or aspiration.
Endarterectomy
Endarterectomy is an operation that removes atherosclerotic plaque from an artery's inner lining to restore blood flow, most often in the carotid artery to prevent stroke.
Endovascular Procedures
Endovascular procedures (intravascular, endovascular techniques) are minimally invasive catheter-based procedures inside blood vessels for diagnosis and treatment: angioplasty, stenting, thrombectomy, embolization, EVAR; lower early morbidity than open surgery but more reinterventions.
Endovascular reconstruction
Endovascular reconstruction is a minimally invasive treatment in which catheter-delivered stents and flow diverters rebuild a diseased or aneurysmal blood vessel from inside, excluding the aneurysm while preserving flow.
Endovenous ablation
Endovenous ablation, including endovenous laser ablation, is a minimally invasive procedure using laser, radiofrequency, or steam energy to permanently close incompetent veins, treating varicose veins.
Ethanol sclerotherapy
Ethanol sclerotherapy is an image-guided injection of absolute alcohol into vascular malformations, cysts, or varicose veins, obliterating them by thrombosis and scarring; it is the most effective but most aggressive sclerosing agent.
Femoropopliteal bypass
Femoropopliteal bypass is a vascular operation that restores blood flow to the leg by grafting a conduit, preferably the great saphenous vein, around blocked arteries.
Fenestrated branched endovascular aortic repair
Fenestrated branched endovascular aortic repair (F/BEVAR) is an endovascular technique that treats complex aortic aneurysms involving renal, visceral, or arch vessels with stent grafts preserving branch blood flow.
Foam sclerotherapy
Foam sclerotherapy is a treatment in which a sclerosant solution is whipped into foam and injected into incompetent veins, most often varicose veins, to close them.
Hybrid repair
Hybrid repair is a vascular surgical technique that combines open debranching of aortic branch vessels with endovascular stent-graft exclusion of the aneurysm, avoiding parts of full open repair.
Injection sclerotherapy
Injection sclerotherapy is a minimally invasive procedure in which a sclerosing agent is injected into a vein to scar it shut, treating varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and esophageal varices.
Interventional neuroradiology
Interventional neuroradiology is a medical specialty that diagnoses and treats blood vessel diseases of the brain, spine, head, and neck by navigating catheters through arteries under imaging guidance.