title: Laparoscopic aorto-iliac surgery: present status and future perspectives.
abstract: Over the past few years, the concept of "minimally invasive surgery" has generated a significant interest in the field of cardiovascular surgery. Congenital heart diseases such as patent ductus arteriosus, vascular ring or atrial septal defect have been treated using video-assisted technology. Although patients have undergone mitral valve replacement and repair, the focus of interest in the development of video-assisted cardiac surgery is in the treatment of coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitaler Universitaire de Qu bec/Universitaire Laval Qu bec, Qu bec, Canada.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Dion
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cardon
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hartung
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gracia