Your surgeon will recommend this surgery:
- If the aneurysm is greater than 5.5 cm in men and 5 cm in women.
- If the aneurysm is growing quickly.
- If you have symptoms.
Surgical treatment of an aneurysm
A. Open repair surgery
To reach the aneurysm, the surgeon makes an incision in your abdomen or side and repairs the aorta by replacing the aneurysm with a synthetic tube.
B. Endovascular repair
Endovascular repair consists of repairing the aneurysm from inside the artery. This is a less invasive procedure compared to an open repair surgery.
Your surgeon will make a small incision in an artery in one or both sides of the groin and insert a synthetic prosthetic, called a stent, from inside the artery up to the aorta. The stent will then be placed to deviate blood flow away from the aneurysm.
