More Aortic Chest Aneurysms Being Treated With Less-invasive Stents
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 22:35
in Health & Medicine
An increasing number of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms are being treated with a device called a stent graft, rather than open-chest surgery. The device is delivered with a cathether. Patients go home in a day or two. It's much less invasive than open-chest surgery.
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