title: Totally laparoscopic aortic repair: a new device for direct transperitoneal approach.
abstract: On the basis of our experience with more than 71 cases of totally laparoscopic aortic surgery by the retrocolic approach, we have developed a new technique by a simple transperitoneal approach. The purpose of this report is to describe that technique and the novel laparoscopic bowel retractor used to ensure stable exposure of the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital, Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cau
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ricco
authors.forename: Amar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deelchand
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Berard
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cau
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costecalde
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chaufour
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barret
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barret
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bossavy
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002102:Cadaver; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery*