Understand CT angiography, EVAR, TEVAR, open surgery, timing, urgency, and why anatomy guides the treatment path.
Aortic aneurysm, aortic root enlargement, dissection, and endovascular cases require detailed imaging before travel. CT angiography helps the team understand aortic diameter, landing zones, branch vessels, rupture risk, and whether open surgery, EVAR, TEVAR, hybrid treatment, or close follow-up is more appropriate.
When is aortic disease urgent?
Urgency depends on symptoms, aneurysm size, growth rate, dissection findings, rupture signs, valve involvement, and overall patient risk. International patients should not travel without medical review if they have sudden chest, back, abdominal pain, fainting, or rapidly worsening symptoms.
Why are EVAR and TEVAR planned differently from open surgery?
Endovascular procedures depend strongly on anatomy. CT review shows whether stent graft treatment is technically possible and what hospital resources, imaging, and follow-up are needed after the procedure.
Review aortic surgery options