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Laparoscopy-assisted abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a future standard of care?

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The synopsis was written by Carol Lovegrove, freelance medical writer.

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    Roberto Chiesa & Massimiliano M Marrocco-Trischitta

  2. in the Department of Vascular Surgery, Attending Vascular Surgeon, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

    Roberto Chiesa & Massimiliano M Marrocco-Trischitta

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Chiesa, R., Marrocco-Trischitta, M. Laparoscopy-assisted abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a future standard of care?. Nat Rev Cardiol 3, 538–539 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0676

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