Intermountain 1st in US to perform aortic aneurysm procedure

A vascular surgeon at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has become the first in the U.S. to use the Gore EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis device for the treatment of an aortic aneurysm outside of a clinical trial.

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Evan Brownie, MD, performed the procedure at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, according to an Oct. 15 news release from the health system.

The TAMBE device offers surgeons a minimally invasive way to treat complex, life-threatening aneurysms in the visceral aorta.

Intermountain Health vascular surgeons have continued to perform the procedure since the first successful case, the release said.

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