Extraperitoneal laparoscopic aortic control with endovascular visualization of a stent-graft combination

A Laparoscopic Approach to the Abdominal Aorta for Thoracic Stent-Graft Deployment: Evaluation in a Porcine Model

“…7,8 The implantation of aortic stent-grafts is another area in which laparoscopic techniques may prove advantageous, but investigations using a combination of these technologies are few. Andrews et al 9 combined endovascular and laparoscopic techniques in an experimental porcine study in which the abdominal aorta was monitored via a retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach with aortic cross-clamping. The aortic stent-grafts were then delivered via a femoral approach and their placement confirmed by angioscopy.…”