A 78-year-old gentleman from Mizoram, who had been suffering from persistent abdominal and back pain for several months, recently underwent a highly complex endovascular aortic repair, a minimally invasive procedure to treat a dangerous swelling in the main artery.

The intricate procedure was led by Dr. Dilip Kumar, Director Cath Lab, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Device and Structural Heart Expert, Manipal Hospital EM Bypass with his team. 

The patient had first gone to a local hospital in Mizoram when his symptoms aggravated, and physicians there diagnosed him with a condition called an aortic aneurysm, a balloon-like swelling in the aorta, the largest blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. This can silently grow over a period and, if left untreated, rupture and cause life-threatening internal bleeding. Given the high level of complexity and risk involved, the patient was referred to Dr Kumar for treatment.