TEVAR: Endovascular Repair of the Thoracic Aorta.
The development of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has allowed a minimally invasive approach for management of an array of thoracic aortic pathologies. Initially developed specifically for exclusion of thoracic aortic aneurysms, TEVAR is now used as an alternative to open surgery for a variety of disease pathologies due to the lower morbidity of this approach. Advances in endograft technology continue to broaden the applications of this technique.
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
David A
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Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Grace J
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Wang
interventional radiology; thoracic aneurysm; thoracic endograft; vascular surgery