Replace dilation: An aneurysm is an abnormal dilation of a blood vessel. Traditional approach involves resecting the abnormal part and sewing in a replacement synthetic tube. Endovascular repair is another technique that deploys the synthetic graft from inside the vessel avoiding open surgery.
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Very well!: Location size risk factors are all important items but open surgery replaces the aneurysm with a dacron or other type of graft sewn in place endovascular places a graft inside the aneurysm and deflates it.
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