Replay of: Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair with the GORE EXCLUDER® Bifurcated Endoprosthesis
First Seen Live Webcast: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 2
pm EST (19:00 UTC)
Baptist Hospital East
On March 15, 2005, Surgeons from Surgical Care Associates, Louisville,
Kentucky, performed an endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
with the GORE EXCLUDER® Bifurcated Endoprosthesis. The procedure was
performed at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Kentucky.
Baptist Hospital East
The annual mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) rupture
is 15,000 patients, making it the 13th leading cause of death in the
U.S. Traditional surgical treatment of AAA involves a large incision
to place a synthetic graft to repair the diseased artery. This method
can result in long hospital stays and painful recoveries. Physicians
continue to seek less invasive alternatives to this major open surgical
approach.
Gore's EXCLUDER® Bifurcated Endoprosthesis is an innovative device
designed to be a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with
abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). It is constructed of a durable ePTFE
bifurcated graft with an outer self-expanding Nitinol support structure
to combine both device flexibility and material durability. The function
of the endoprosthesis is to internally reline the abdominal aorta, including
the bifurcation, and isolate the aneurysm. The
device is inserted by a catheter-based delivery technique through small
incisions in the patient's legs. The expected outcomes of this new treatment
option include decreased procedural times and shorter hospital stays.
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