Percutaneous access for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSION: Percutaneous access demonstrates advantages over conventional surgical exposure for endovascular aneurysm repair, as indicated by access-related complications and hospital length of stay. Further research is required to define its impact on resource utilization, cost-effectiveness and quality of life. PMID: 27000385 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27000385?dopt=Abstract

Source: Vascular - March 20, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Hajibandeh S, Hajibandeh S, Antoniou SA, Child E, Torella F, Antoniou GA Tags: Vascular Source Type: research