Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a minimally invasive surgery that may be used for aortic aneurysms. It involves placing a stent into the aorta to prevent a life threatening aneurysm rupture.

How does endovascular repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) compare with open repair? In this paper, published in Surgery, [1] the authors summarize and compare reports based on data in the ...

Minimally invasive surgery can prevent a fatal rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. And now a new study has found the procedure can extend lives even in patients who are at high risk for surgery ...

A minimally-invasive procedure to fix a life-threatening condition may be associated with an increase in long-term complications, compared to an alternative procedure. The research, from scientists at ...

Twenty years ago, percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair was performed for the first time. Now, as its benefits are becoming more apparent, it is close to achieving status as the standard of care ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

. Emirati patient suffering from an enlarged blood vessel in the abdomen and 6 other comorbidities, saved at Medcare Hospital Al Safa using a rare, advanced surgical procedure . Endovascular Aneurysm ...

Investigators led by John Rose, MD, MPH, of the University of California, San Diego (San Diego, CA), looked at data for 43,385 EVAR procedures and 27,561 open repairs extracted from the Nationwide ...

A minimally-invasive procedure to fix a life-threatening condition may be associated with an increase in long-term complications, compared to an alternative procedure, research indicates. A ...