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thromboangitis obliterans
thromboangitis obliterans[¦thräm·bō·an′jīd·əs ȯ′blid·ə‚ranz] (medicine) Thrombosis with organization and a variable degree of associated inflammation in the arteries and veins of the extremities, occasionally of the viscera, progressing to fibrosis about these structures and associated nerves, and complicated by ischemic changes in the parts supplied. Also known as Buerger's disease. thromboangitis obliterans
thromboangitis obliterans Buerger's disease Vascular surgery A disorder characterized by inflammation-induced obstruction of small arteries and veins; usually affects young ♂ with a Hx of smoking or chewing tobacco; it may accompany Raynaud's disease or automimmune disease Clinical Pain, tissue damage or destruction, ↑ risk infections, gangrene. See Vasculitis. |