First-in-man Clinical Application of the Trackcath System in Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms – A Prospective Multi-centre Clinical Trial

Introduction: Advantages of EVAR over traditional open repair includes reduced time under general anaesthesia, elimination of the pain and trauma associated with major abdominal surgery, reduced length of stay in the hospital and intensive care unit, and reduced blood loss. Fenestrated and branched stent grafts have enabled endovascular treatment for a large proportion of patients, which were normally unsuitable for endovascular repair. The cannulation of aortic side branches can be a challenging task.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Nikolaos Floros, Hubert Schelzig, Tilo K ölbel, Andrej Schmidt, Daniela Branzan, Johannes Kalder, Mauro Sette, ACCESS study group Source Type: research