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What is Open & Endovascular Aneurysm repair?
Repair of an aneurysm can be done in one of two ways. Open repair has been there since the 50s and since the mid 90s, endovascular repair has become the first line treatment in many occasions. This is due to the fact it is less in magnitude and patients can return home and work much faster. Professor Mussa explains these difference to help you understand the decisions you make.
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Aortic aneurysms could be fixed in one of two main ways. Open repair or an endovascular repair. The key difference is how you deliver the repair. Open as the name implies, you make an incision, you get to the aorta directly and you fix it. Endovascular repair, which started in really the mid-80s and then became mainstream in the early 90s and has been tested now for 30 years or so with excellent results, is delivered mostly through the groin with a needle puncture or an incision and delivered under camera. You put a stent inside the aneurysm. You do not replace the aneurysm, but you so-called exclude the aneurysm from the flow of the blood. So, that way the aneurysm does not burst open. That's why it's called endovascular because it's done from within the blood vessel and done under X-ray vision. And both are durable, safe, and effective in treating aortic aneurysms.
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