What are the contraindications to EVAR surgery?

Patient Evaluation and Risk AssessmentSurgical Decision-Making ConsiderationsEVARaortailiac arteries

What are the contraindications to EVAR surgery?

Here I discuss the contraindications that determine the operability on a patient's aneurysm in general and through a minimally invasive technique.

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