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Endarterectomy


	Endarterectomy is a surgical procedure removing plaque material from the lining of an artery. Update Date: 09/16/2008 Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Brain	Carotid stenosis, X-ray of the left artery	Carotid stenosis, X-ray of the right artery
Stroke	Brainstem function	Cerebellum - function
Circle of Willis	Left cerebral hemisphere - function	Right cerebral hemisphere - function
Endarterectomy	Plaque buildup in arteries

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