title: Totally laparoscopic abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) resection is a major surgical procedure performed frequently. As a minimal access procedure, laparoscopy has been shown in the field of general surgery to improve a patient's postoperative well-being and to shorten hospital stay. The same benefits could be expected from a laparoscopic approach for AAA repair. We report what we believe to be the first totally laparoscopic AAA repair performed according to the principles of endoaneurysmorrhaphy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada. dionyves@qbc.clic.net
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Dion
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gracia
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben El Kadi H
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed