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Endovascular Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Treatment Overview

Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair fixes an aneurysm in your aorta. An aneurysm is a weak or bulging part of a vein or artery. Your aorta is a large artery. It carries blood from your heart through your belly to the rest of your body.

If you don't fix this problem, your aorta could burst. This can cause death.

The procedure is called endovascular because a doctor repairs the aneurysm from the inside of the damaged blood vessel (the aorta). It's not a surgery. Local or general anesthesia might be used.

Your doctor may make small cuts in the groin area. Thin tubes, called catheters, are inserted through the cuts and into blood vessels. The doctor guides the catheters into the aorta. A man-made tube is placed in the aneurysm. This tube is called a stent graft.

After the procedure, your blood will flow through the stent graft. It will not push on the aneurysm.

You may spend 1 to 3 days in the hospital. You may be able to return to work and many of your daily activities 1 to 2 weeks after the procedure.

Information about Endovascular Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Information about Endovascular Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Current as of: August 6, 2023

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