Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a type of minimally invasive endovascular surgery used to treat pathology of the aorta, most commonly an abdominal aortic aneurysm. It involves placing an expandable stent graft within the aorta to treat aortic disease without operating directly on the aorta; when used to treat thoracic aortic disease it is termed TEVAR. In 2003 EVAR surpassed open aortic surgery as the most common technique for repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm, and by 2010 it accounted for 78 percent of all intact abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs in the United States.
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Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a type of minimally-invasive endovascular surgery used to treat pathology of the aorta, most commonly an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
2. Wikipedia: Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
WikipediaHistory section, paragraph on Juan C. ParodiQuote, History section, paragraph on Juan C. Parodi
Dr. Juan C. Parodi introduced the minimally-invasive endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) to the world and performed the first successful endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm on 7 September 1990 in Buenos Aires on a friend of Carlos Menem, the then President of Argentina.
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What does EVAR stand for, and how does it differ from open aortic surgery?
Endovascular aneurysm repair places a stent graft inside the aorta rather than operating on it directly.
EVAR stands for endovascular aneurysm repair. Instead of operating directly on the aorta, the surgeon places an expandable stent graft inside it, which is why it counts as minimally invasive endovascular surgery. Used for disease of the chest portion of the aorta it is called TEVAR. According to the atlas, EVAR overtook open aortic surgery as the most common way to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm in 2003, and by 2010 it accounted for 78 percent of all intact abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs in the United States. This entry records history and is not medical advice.
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