title: Commentary on "endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair versus open repair: why and why not?".
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University Medical Center, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110-0250, USA. jacobsmd@slu.edu
authors.forename: Donald L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Gilbert R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Upchurch
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*