A stent graft (fabric tube) is inserted into the arteries and positioned inside the aorta, which seals off the aneurysm from the circulation). The graft makes a new path through which the blood flows.

Your surgeon will choose the best method for imaging your aorta. Endovascular means a procedure done inside a blood vessel. During this procedure, your surgeon will use x-rays for guidance and move a ...

The Zenith TX2 TAA Endovascular stent graft is designed as a two-piece modular system, although implantation of a single device may be sufficient for focal thoracic aortic lesions (see fig 8).

C, The stent graft is deployed from the middle segment, expanding outward. D, Fully deployed thoracic device. A trilobed balloon is used to inflate the aortic stent graft while allowing continuous ...

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is the first Central Pa. hospital to perform groundbreaking surgery for ...

The minimally-invasive procedure, called thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis, addresses aortic aneurysms, life-threatening ...

The Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center became the first hospital in the Midstate to perform a minimally ...