Abdominal aortic aneurysm and medical hypnosis with HypnoVR

At Argenteuil Victor Dupouy Hospital Abdominal aortic aneurysm, a minimally invasive technique by stent with medical hypnosis by virtual reality is reserved for patients with cardiac, respiratory or neurological weaknesses. It does, however, allow potentially serious pathologies to be treated without the need for care in a specialist centre.

The surgical department at Argenteuil Victor Dupouy Hospital is a pioneer in minimally invasive outpatient surgery of the aorta. In collaboration with HypnoVR it offers treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm under local anaesthetic supplemented by medical hypnosis.

This minimally invasive technique by stent with hypnosis is reserved for patients with cardiac, respiratory or neurological weaknesses. It does, however, allow potentially serious pathologies to be treated without the need for care in a specialist centre.

It has been possible to perform this technique:

• Without needing to use anaesthesia medication

• Without recourse to respiratory support

• With no need for monitoring in intensive care