Category
Threshold Criteria
Endovascular repair is a treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and an alternative for patients who do not qualify for open surgery.
How an AAA is repaired varies depending on location, which then classifies the procedure as either standard (an aneurysm located below the arteries to the kidney) or complex (an aneurysm affecting one or more of the important arteries that branch off the aorta).
Eligibility
| LLR ICB will only funded when all of the following criteria are met Patients are only considered for treatment in the following cases: – Abdominal aneurysm above 5.5cm unless symptomatic – Thoracic aneurysm above 5.5cm unless symptomatic |
Guidance
| ARP 34 Review Date:2026 |
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