Minimal and direct access aortoiliac reconstructive surgery
Weber, G.; Jako, G.J.; Szabó, Z.
Surgical Technology International 5: 315-321
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 1090-3941 PMID: 15858757 Document Number: 462045
Despite improvements in surgical practice and postoperative care, the large transperitoneal approaches used in elective aortic reconstructive surgery are still associated with a relatively high perioperative morbidity and mortality rate, even in patients who are good risks for undergoing aortic surgery.,,2This perioperative morbidity is partly caused by major surgical trauma.