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The Hunterian ligature operation is performed for:
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The correct answer is  HUNTERIAN LIGATION Hunterian ligation refers to one of the oldest successful interventions for aerial aneurysms ligation of the femoral aery to treat popliteal aneurysm by john Hunter in 1785.