title: Infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair by retroperitoneal approach combined with laparoscopic cholecystectomy: two case reports.
abstract: Simultaneous repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm and treatment of cholelithiasis by the transperitoneal approach is controversial because of the risk of prosthesis infection. We report two patients who underwent a successful combined procedure using a retroperitoneal approach for the aortic aneurysm repair and a laparoscopic approach to the cholecystectomy. This combined approach reduces the risk of infection of the aortic prosthesis and is associated with a rapid return of normal peristalsis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil. nwolosker@hotmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wolosker
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishinari
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Halpern
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puech-Leão
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods