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ANEURYSM REPAIR
ANEURYSM REPAIR. In 2003 an aortic aneurysm threatened the life of Elmer Erner of East Dubuque. Instead of opening his abdomen to repair the medical problem, cardiologist Dr. Karin Loukinen and cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Warren Gall performed the first local endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair procedure at MERCY MEDICAL CENTER.
A tube-like structure called a stentgraft or endograft in the aneurysm through a catheter. The minimally invasive procedure took approximately two hours compared to the more than four hours required by the traditional procedure. (1)
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Source:
1. Hogstrom, Erik, "Doctors Perform Less-Invasive Artery Operation," Telegraph Herald, February 24, 2003, p. 2