| abstract |
A stent graft ( 2 ) for treatment of an emergency rupture of, for instance, the aorta adjacent 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 a second short leg ( 14 ). The second leg has a valve arrangement ( 18 ) to prevent fluid flow through the second leg from the stent graft. The valve can be opened from external of the stent graft for the placement of a leg extension stent graft ( 90 ) therethrough. |