Stent grafts: Abdominal aortic aneurysms can now be treated with stent grafts which allow repair without open surgery and much quicker recovery time. This can however be done only for select group of patients.
Answered 2/19/2015
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Endoluminal: There are tried and true, and very durable operations and grafts. But for properly selected, anatomically preferred folks, endoluminal stent grafts have become useful in the full context of therapy. Called evar.
Answered 6/22/2013
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Endovascular/"EVAR": Endovascular aneurysm repair (evar) is all the rage in repairing abdominal aortic aneurysms but not all patients can have evar. The limiting factor remains the anatomy of the aneurysm, particularly with how close to the kidney arteries the aneurysm begins. The newest evar technology focuses on aneurysms that are very close or involve the kidney arteries, and this is currently in clinical trials.
Answered 6/22/2013
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