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- Title
Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR).
- Authors
England, Andrew; McWilliams, Richard
- Abstract
Over the past 20 years the availability of aortic stent-grafts has allowed a major step change in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Prior to this open surgical resection, first described by Charles Dubost in 1950, was the mainstay of AAA management(1). For elective cases open surgical repair has now largely been superseded by the deployment of a covered stent (stent-graft) through minimal surgical access in the common femoral arteries. Over the past few years there have been significant developments in stent-graft technology and an improved understanding of how best to utilise stent-grafts when treating aortic disease. Despite this, their role in the management of a patient with an AAA is still, at times, debatable. This article aims to discuss the modem day utilisation of aortic stent-grafts in patients with AAA.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of abdominal aneurysms; SURGICAL stents; SURGICAL excision; OPERATIVE surgery; DUBOST, Charles; FEMORAL artery; SURGERY
- Publication
Ulster Medical Journal, 2013, Vol 82, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
0041-6193
- Publication type
Article