Surgical repair or reconstruction of a damaged or diseased artery.
From arterio- (artery) + -plasty (surgical shaping or repair, from Greek plassein to form). Modern surgical terminology describing reconstructive procedures. Active medical procedure.
Arterioplasty is how surgeons rescue blocked or damaged arteries—they might use patches, grafts, or balloons to widen narrowed vessels, and it's often what saves people from needing amputation or organ transplants.
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