title: Reflections on the 50th anniversary of the first abdominal aortic aneurysm resection.
abstract: Fifty years ago, on March 29, 1951, Charles Dubost in France performed the first successful resection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and replaced it with a cadaver homograft, thereby initiating the modern era of surgical correction of a common entity. This article offers a summary of the events leading to that milestone in vascular surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National University of Mexico, American British Cowdray Medical Center, Suite 508, Av. Observatorio Esq. Sur 136, Col. Américas, 01120, México, D.F.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cervantes
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000637:transplantation; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*