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Botsford vascular surgeons repair
potentially fatal aneurysms.
Steven M. Lash, DDS, MS
Rebecca L. Rubin„ DMD, MS
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be placed inside the aorta must be flex-
ible yet durable and self-expanding. It
is anchored in place with tiny prongs
as well as a tight fit against the wall of
the aorta.
Previously, aortic aneurysms were
treated through open surgical
repair.
"These surgeries represented
a successful treatment but
required a large incision, long
hospital stay and significant
recovery time said Laveroni.
"The endovascular technique
calls for a small incision for
the catheter, a hospital stay of
just a few days and a relatively
quick return to normal activ-
ity"
He also pointed out that minimally
invasive endovascular repair can be
performed on a patient with a medi-
cal condition that precludes major
surgery.
Major risk factors for aortic aneu-
rysms include age of sixty or older,
family history of the condition,
smoking and high blood pressure.
Aneurysms are more common in men
than in women. Aneurysms have few
obvious symptoms before rupture but
can be easily diagnosed through ultra-
sound or other imaging technology.
"Not all patients are candidates
for minimally invasive endovascular
repair," said Laveroni.
Size of the aneurysm, its site and size
of the artery are among the factors con-
sidered by the vascular surgeon.
"When the situation is right, the new
technology can bring terrific benefits
for the patient; Laveroni said. ❑
Chemistry Laureates Speak
Wayne State University in Detroit will
host a free lecture with Nobel laureates
Ahmed Zewail and Roger Kornberg,
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, April
28 at the WSU's Community Arts
Auditorium. It is open to the public.
Kornberg, 2006 chemistry Nobel
laureate, will receive the 2008 Ahmed
H. Zewail Gold Medal to be presented
by WSU President Irvin D. Reid.
Kornberg was the first scientist to
create a picture of how transcription
is a process necessary for all life to -
exist.
Zewail, was awarded the 1999 Nobel
prize in chemistry for pioneering
developments in the field of femtosci-
ence, making it possible to observe the
movement of the individual atoms in
a femtosecond, a split second that is a
millionth of a billionth of a second.
Eastern European
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t least 15,000 people die each
year in the United States as
the result of a ruptured aortic
aneurysm. The deaths are largely pre-
ventable if the aortic aneurysm — a
weakening or swelling of the body's
largest blood vessel, the
aorta — is diagnosed and
repaired before it breaks.
A minimally inva-
sive surgical technique
now being performed
at Botsford Hospital in
Farmington Hills makes
the repair procedure safer
and the recovery period
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faster than ever before.
Laveroni
"For many patients
today, we are able to use
an endovascular repair procedure that
seals off the aneurysm by placing a
endovascular graft or stent inside the
patient's artery' said Eugene Laveroni,
D.O., a vascular surgeon and medical
director of surgery at Botsford Hospital.
Laveroni explained that recent
advances in catheter-based technolo-
gies have made the procedure possible.
The effort combines both surgical and
radiology technologies. The vascular
surgeon uses x-ray imaging to guide
a delivery catheter (a small thin tube)
inside the patient's artery from a small
incision in the upper leg or groin to
the proper position at the site of the
aneurysm.
The stent graft is then moved in
place in the arteryto provide a relining
at the weakened area and relieve the
pressure of the aneurysm. The materi-
als used reflect the latest technology.
The graft attached to the stent that will
test today may make a very big
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Minimally Invasive
Aortic Surgery