7 Oct 2007

the minimal invasive surgery on aorta disease


In the past , surgery on aorta disease remains to be one of the major procedures in the realm of vascular surgery . The mortality and morbidity remains to be the major concern of those patients suffered from the disease. Thanks to the advance of the medical technology, nowadays we are able to treat lots of aorta dissease in a less invasive fashion. The invention of arotic stentgrafting (endovascualr treatment; EVAR or TEVAR) makes the procedure more safe and less painful for the patients.
Finally, the stentgraft are available in Taiwan sinced 2005. And in our hospital, we vascular surgeons soon adopted the new technique to treat our patients. We can now treat a giant thoracic aneurysm or abdominal aneurysm through tiny holes in the patients groin area!
more information about our institution for those who live abroad: internatinal service center of CGMH

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

so cool!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Paul, just discovered your blog.

dingding said...

have you ever heard of laparoscopic aorto-bifemoral bypass? Its indicated for those who do not fit for EVAR ( too short neck etc...)
The results that i have heard shows a lower morbidity and hospital stay

Paul said...

sure.
However, there is a learning curve (better have the experience of laparocopic surgery) when start the practice. And I ve heard that it takes more than 10 hours when starting the laparoscopic aortic surgery!?

Anonymous said...

hi this is CM pareenja a patient undergone a surgery for bifemoral aurta blockage. but i developed left side blockage soon after the surgery in 6 months is there any treatment for that or i have to undergo the whole procedure again. the graft is blocked again on left side. please sugest. mail id is c_pareenja@yahoo.co.in

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