noun
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; PTA
Medical term for a minimally invasive procedure to widen narrowed blood vessels, often used in cardiology and vascular surgery.
See also: 経皮的血管形成術
経皮経管的血管形成術は、カテーテルを用いて狭窄した血管を拡張する治療法です。
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is a treatment that uses a catheter to widen narrowed blood vessels.
A broader term for percutaneous angioplasty; 経皮経管的血管形成術 specifically emphasizes the transluminal approach.
Compound of 経皮 (transdermal/percutaneous), 経管的 (transluminal), and 血管形成術 (angioplasty). A modern medical term formed from Sino-Japanese elements.