Abdominal Aorta Surgery

Emory Heart & Vascular provides advanced care for all aortic conditions, including complex cases.

We perform open heart surgery and endovascular, or minimally invasive, procedures. These include:

• Endovascular infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair - Your surgeon inserts a stent graph into the aorta to keep it open.
• Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm and iliac artery aneurysm repair with iliac branched device - This procedure involves inserting a stent graph into the aorta. It also repairs an aneurysm in the iliac artery in the pelvis.
• Fenestrated endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair - Your surgeon uses a custom-designed graft to support both the aorta and the arteries that lead to the liver, bowel and kidneys.
• Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAA) – Extent III - This procedure requires removing part of the aorta and replacing it with an artificial graft.
• Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAA) – Extent IV - This surgery is similar to the TAA Extent III but covers a larger region of the aorta, from the neck to the kidneys.

Emory Heart & Vascular is one of the nation’s leaders in treating aortic aneurysms that occur anywhere along the aorta.

Our surgeons are at the forefront of researching new aortic devices and treatments to provide the most advanced care.

Emory aortic surgeons perform more than 700 open and endovascular aortic procedures annually, while also performing more aortic dissections than any other medical center in Georgia. In addition to performing surgeries for a high volume of patients, our physicians also treat patients who simply need medical management alongside those who need more complex treatments.

Emory Healthcare is part of an academic medical center that includes Emory University School of Medicine. This means you have access to up-to-the-minute treatments. Also, you may have the opportunity to participate in a research study or clinical trial.