What Is Endovascular Stent Grafting?

Abdominal aortic aneurysms can weaken the aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel. This can develop into a potentially serious health problem that can be fatal if the aneurysm bursts causing massive internal bleeding.

Detail - Your aorta runs from your heart and through your abdomen.





The catheter is inserted into an artery in the leg near the groin.Delivery catheter is inserted through the vessel into the aneurysm to guide the stent into place.Using advanced imaging methods, the surgeon guides the delivery catheter carrying the stent graft to the area of the abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Once the stent graft is in position, the surgeon fastens it into place and removes the delivery catheter. The endovascular stent graft is placed inside the abdominal aorta to help keep the aneurysm from bursting.