Laparoscopic surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms: Technical elements of the procedure and a preliminary report of the first 22 patients

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1064-1072

  Edoga, J K ^a,b   Asgarian, K ^a   Singh, D ^a   James, K V ^a   Romanelli, J ^a   Merchant, S ^a   Romano, D ^a   Joostema, B ^a   Street, J ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Northwest Surgery PA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; Minimally invasive potential benefits; Retroperitoneal; Transabdominal

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032134002     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900782     Document Type: Article

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