Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery versus endovascular repair in abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment.

CONCLUSIONS: This retrospective, single-center study shows that, within a population of similar clinical and anatomic characteristics, treatment of AAA with EVAR or HALS does not result in significant differences in early morbidity and mortality. EVAR presents significantly shorter hospital and intensive care unit length of stay, whereas HALS presents a lower aneurysm-related reintervention rate and lower perioperative cost. The strict patient selection in this trial, as is generally the case with AAA treatment, is likely the key to success for both of these techniques.
PMID: 30718111 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hand Surgery - February 1, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Berchiolli R, Tomei F, Marconi M, Mocellin DM, Morganti R, Mari M, Adami D, Ferrari M Tags: J Vasc Surg Source Type: research