title: [Minimally invasive operations in vascular surgery].
abstract: Minimally invasive surgery provides an attractive alternative compared with conventional surgical approaches and is popular with patients, particularly because of its favourable cosmetic results. Vascular surgery has taken its inspiration from general surgery and, over the past few years, has also been reducing the invasiveness of its operating methods. In addition to traditional laparoscopic techniques, we most frequently encounter the endovascular treatment of aneurysms of the thoracic and abdominal aorta and, most recently, robot-assisted surgery in the area of the abdominal aorta and pelvic arteries. Minimally invasive surgical interventions also have other advantages, including less operative trauma, a reduction in post-operative pain, shorter periods spent in the intensive care unit and overall hospitalization times, an earlier return to normal life and, finally, a reduction in total treatment costs.
authors.affiliation: Oddeleni cévní chirurgie, Robotické centrum, Radiodiagnostické oddeleni Nemocnice Na Homolce, Praha. petr.stadler@homolka.cz
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stádler
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sedivý
authors.forename: Libor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dvorácek
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slais
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vitásek
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: El Samman
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matous
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply; D012371:Robotics; D015607:Stents; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures