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TEVAR
TEVAR, the closed method used in the treatment of aneurysms in the chest area, provides the opportunity to intervene in aneurysms in people for whom open surgery is risky.
Thoracic Aorta is the continuation of the aorta in the chest. Enlargement of the thoracic aorta, which supplies blood to tissues and organs in the upper body, leads to a life-threatening arterial deformation we call an aneurysm.
What is TEVAR?
The closed methods EVAR and TEVAR used in the treatment of aortic aneurysm are named according to the region where the aortic vessel passes. TEVAR, an abbreviation for Thoracic Endovascular Aorta treatment, is a closed method aneurysm surgery that covers the part of the aorta inside the thorax, that is, the rib cage.
Classical aneurysm surgery requires opening the chest wall. These operations are surgically difficult, tissue trauma is high, healing process is heavy, and major operations. Thanks to closed approaches such as Tevar, it is possible to reach the aneurysm through the vein.
TEVAR is a very important achievement in terms of cardiovascular surgery, as it provides the opportunity to intervene in the aneurysm without touching the thoracic cage.
How is TEVAR Thoracic Vascular Stent Treatment Performed?
Tevar is usually performed by entering the artery in the groin. The stent graft, which is placed into the aneurysm through the tubes we call the catheter, opens inside the swollen vein and creates an artificial vascular environment.
The important thing here is that the sent graft placed in the enlarged vessel is texturally compatible and does not leak. This is the purpose of the follow-up for a few days spent in the hospital under observation after the operation.
Closed methods are procedures that can be performed in the operating room or angio unit. Tevar is performed under general anesthesia and takes an average of 2-3 hours.
Advantages of Thorax Vascular Stent Graft Treatment
- In classical thoracic vascular aneurysm surgery, it is painful after the operation due to the opening of the chest wall. One of the biggest advantages of the TEVAR method is that the postoperative pain is extremely mild.
- As with all closed methods, the risk of infection and complications is low.
- Operation time is shortened.
- Usually does not require intensive care.
- The hospital stay is shorter after the operation.
- The healing process progresses quickly and is much easier to overcome.
TEVAR has advantages over open surgery for many aneurysm cases. In addition to being an easier surgical procedure, TEVAR prices are lower than open aneurysm surgery.