Aster RV Hospital has successfully performed a complete endovascular reconstruction of the aortic bifurcation in a 78-year-old man suffering from ischemic heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and severe disabling bilateral claudication. The patient could walk only 20–30 steps at a time, and evaluation revealed total occlusion of the infrarenal aorta and bilateral common iliac arteries. Pedal pulses were absent. Given his multiple comorbidities, traditional open surgery was deemed extremely high risk. Utilizing advanced endovascular techniques, the hospital’s vascular team performed a Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of the Aortic Bifurcation (CERAB). This approach…
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