Endovascular Repair of Infra-renal Aortic Aneurysms: Principles and procedure

Endovascular repair is a minimally invasive alternative to open surgical repair of infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Although this is a fairly recent development, the majority of elective aneurysm repairs worldwide are performed percutaneously owing to the low morbidity and mortality associated with it. This review details how an endovascular repair of an infra-renal AAA is performed from an interventional cardiologist’s perspective, with special emphasis on pre-operative planning, endograft selection, vascular access techniques, device deployment and post-procedure follow-up.