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Percutaneous EndoVascular Aortic Repair (PEVAR) with low profile endovascular graft

Case of the month: August 2017

This 25-minute case concerns a 74-year-old man with an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm that measures 65 mm. The patient is treated with a low profile endograft under local anesthesia and a complete percutaneous approach with pre-closing. WATCH IT NOW! 

Step-by-Step Procedure:

  • Introduction and description of the case
  • Selection of aortic endograft and iliac branches
  • Right and left femoral percutaneous pre-closing under external echography
  • Placement of aortic endograft body
  • Placement of the left iliac endograft branch
  • Placement of the right iliac endograft branch
  • Dilatation of the endograft (aortic and iliac)
  • Final results
  • Closing of left and right groin and conclusion

Learning points:

  • Complete percutaneous approach of right and left femoral access
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm CT scan analysis for aorta and iliac arteries
  • Selection of aortic endograft and iliac branches
  • Technique of pre-closing under external echography
  • Steps for aortic and iliac endograft placement
  • Percutaneous closing of large femoral access 

 



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