title: To inform or not to inform: how should the surgeon proceed when the patient refuses to discuss surgical risk?
authors.affiliation: Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK.
authors.forename: Lorraine F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Corfield
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D013502:General Surgery / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014342:Truth Disclosure