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  2. 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."

  3. 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.

  4. Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Wikipedia

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    In 2001, former presidential candidate Bob Dole underwent surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm in which a team led by vascular surgeon Kenneth Ouriel inserted a stent graft: [97] Ouriel said that the team inserted a Y-shaped tube through an incision in Dole's leg and placed it inside the weakened portion of the aorta.

  5. Aortic aneurysm - Wikipedia

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    Aortic aneurysm; Figure A shows a normal aorta. Figure B shows a thoracic aortic aneurysm (which is located behind the heart). Figure C shows an abdominal aortic aneurysm located below the arteries that supply blood to the kidneys. Specialty: Cardiology, Vascular surgery: Symptoms: abdominal pain and back pain: Complications: Hemorrhaging ...

  6. Edward Diethrich - Wikipedia

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    Diethrich later founded the Arizona Heart Hospital in 1998 and served as its medical director and Chief of Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery from 1998 to 2010. In 1996 Diethrich performed the first endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. In 1997 he co-founded, ENDOLOGIX based on the stent graft research ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Inflammatory aortic aneurysm - Wikipedia

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    Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms occur typically in a younger population compared to the typical Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm group. Risk of rupture for the IAA group, due to thinning of aneurysm walls, are also rare due to inflammation and fibrosis [4] Unruptured inflammatory AAAs are usually symptomatic: [citation needed] abdominal or back pain (70 ...

  9. Mycotic aneurysm - Wikipedia

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    Mycotic abdominal aorta aneurysm (MAAA) is a rare and life-threatening condition. Because of its rarity, there is a lack of adequately powered studies and consensus on its treatment and follow up. A management protocol on the management of mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm was recently published in the Annals of Vascular Surgery by Premnath et ...

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