<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat does the term pulmonary thromboendarterectomy mean?  <response>: <reason> In thoracic surgery, a pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, is an operation that removes organized clotted blood thrombus from the pulmonary arteries. PTE is a treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension pulmonary hypertension induced by recurrentchronic pulmonary emboli. 