Stent graft for treatment of an emergency rupture of a vessel

摘要

A stent graft (2) for treatment of an emergency rupture of, for instance, the aortaadjacent the aortic bifurcation. The stent graft comprising a tubular body (8)with a bifurcation (10) in the tubular body defining a first long leg (12) and asecond short leg (14). The second leg has a valve arrangement (18) to prevent fluidflow through the second leg from the stent graft. The valve can be opened from externalof the stent graft for the placement of a leg extension stent graft (90) therethrough.