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Where does the stent go?
The goal of the stent is to treat the initial tear on the lining of the aorta. The stent is placed in the aorta to cover the tear so blood does not go into the torn area anymore. Professor Mussa explains how stents are placed under vision to make sure they achieve this specific goal
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So, the stent goes inside the aorta in the body, it gets delivered through a groin puncture or groin incision and goes up under direct vision to the direct vision by camera or what we look at by x-ray and directly deploy it where we desire it to be deployed in order to seal the tear that caused the aortic dissection and also help heal the aorta over time.
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