Podcast: Endovascular Repair of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

On May 17, 2007, at 4 pm (EST) Mark A. Adelman, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery at NYU Medical Center will perform an endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair with the GORE EXCLUDER® AAA Endoprosthesis. The procedure will be moderated by Neil S. Cayne, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Endovascular Surgery, also at NYU Medical Center.

The annual mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is 15,000 patients, making it the 13th leading cause of death in the US. 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...

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