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2. Open aortic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Open aortic surgery (OAS), also known as open aortic repair (OAR), describes a technique whereby an abdominal, thoracic or retroperitoneal surgical incision is used to visualize and control the aorta for purposes of treatment, usually by the replacement of the affected segment with a prosthetic graft.

3. Endovascular aneurysm repair - Wikipedia

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   Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a type of minimally-invasive endovascular surgery used to treat pathology of the aorta, most commonly an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). When used to treat thoracic aortic disease, the procedure is then specifically termed TEVAR for "thoracic endovascular aortic/aneurysm repair."

4. Aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   The aortic valve is one of the two semilunar valves of the heart with three cusps. It separates the heart from the aorta. Each cusp is attached to the aortic wall creating a sinus called an aortic sinus. The origins of the two coronary arteries are sited in two aortic sinuses. Cusps also known as leaflets are separated by commissures.

5. Aortic valve repair - Wikipedia

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   Aortic valve repair or aortic valve reconstruction is the reconstruction of both form and function of a dysfunctional aortic valve. Most frequently it is used for the treatment of aortic regurgitation. [1] It can also become necessary for the treatment of aortic aneurysm, less frequently for congenital aortic stenosis.

6. Vascular surgery - Wikipedia

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   A thoracic aortic aneurysm is located in the chest, and an abdominal aortic aneurysm is located in the abdomen. Not pictured here are aneurysms which span both cavities and are referred to as thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. Abdominal. An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) refers to aneurysmal dilation of the aorta confined to the abdominal ...

7. Bentall procedure - Wikipedia

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   The Bentall procedure is a type of cardiac surgery involving composite graft replacement of the aortic valve, aortic root, and ascending aorta, with re-implantation of the coronary arteries into the graft. This operation is used to treat combined disease of the aortic valve and ascending aorta, including lesions associated with Marfan syndrome.