Intravascular lithotripsy supported endovascular aneurysm repair

Abstract

As the use of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) increases, anatomic constraints remain a challenge. In this case report, we describe the use of intravascular lithotripsy to facilitate EVAR in a patient with a severely calcified and stenotic aortic bifurcation. Future applications of intravascular lithotripsy could help expand the use of EVAR to patients with severely stenotic vasculature and optimize outcomes in the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Keywords

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
• Aortic iliac occlusive disease (AIOD)
• Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR)
• Lithotripsy