Long-term survival rates after less-invasive repair of abdominal aneurysm the same as with 'open' procedure
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
Despite earlier signs that a less-invasive surgery is safer and better than “open” operations to repair potentially lethal abdominal aortic aneurysms, a new study shows survival rates after four years are similar for both procedures.