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Laparoscopic aortobifemoral bypass
S S Ahn1, D T Hiyama, G H Rudkin
1Section of Vascular Surgery, Division of General Surgery, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, USA.
Purpose:
To determine the potential benefits of applying laparoscopic techniques for the intraabdominal insertion of aortofemoral grafts and to compare results with those of conventional surgery.
Methods:
Having previously demonstrated the feasibility of a totally laparoscopic aortofemoral bypass technique using carbon dioxide peritoneal insufflation in a porcine model, we now report our first human experience with this laparoscopic technique in a 49-year-old man.
Results:
The patient's postoperative course was marked by his minimal requirements for analgesia, early ambulation, and discharge from the hospital in the morning of the third postoperative day.
Conclusions:
The benefits of a laparoscopic approach to aortobifemoral bypass grafting in terms of financial savings and earlier rehabilitation in this patient was significant. This less-invasive procedure warrants further investigation.