Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: the First Experience in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital

Abstract

Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: the First Experience in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital

Suksan Kanoksin MD, FRCST, FICS*

Navin Suraphakdee MD.**

Suphakarn Techapongsatorn MD, FRCST, FICS*

Worawong Slisatkorn MD, FRCST, FICS***

* Department of Surgery, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital

** Department of Emergency Medicine, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital

*** Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

This report presents the first experience of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) in the patient with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm at BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital. The patient was a 73-year-old male, who had abdominal pain which referred to perineal area for 1 year. The physical examination showed pulsatile abdominal mass and the computer tomography revealed infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with a dimension of 6 cm. The patient underwent the EVAR with an uneventful postoperative outcome. At 3-month follow up, neither major complications nor endoleak was observed.

Vajira Med J 2008 ; 52 : 265-273