The Balloon-Pushing Technique to Rescue a Covered Hypogastric Artery During Endovascular Aortic Repair

The balloon-pushing technique is a simple technique to rescue the HA after its coverage by an iliac limb. Patient anatomy and knowledge of the endografts must be carefully considered.Clinical ImpactThe balloon-pushing technique is a simple technique to rescue the hypogastric artery after its coverage by an iliac limb. Despite its simplicity the technique has not been previously described. We believe it should be used as first manouver to rescue the hypogastric artery if covered by 5-10 mm.