Stopped: inability to recruit sufficient number of patients
In many countries the gold standard for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms is still open surgery with a long incision. In patients with suitable anatomy alternatively an endovascular approach can be chosen. Since open surgery is more durable in many countries a laparoscopic procedure using " key hole surgery " has gained wider acceptance. The current study wants to prove that laparoscopic aortic aneurysm procedures are less invasive than open surgery with reduced recovery times.
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All cause mortality, reduced recovery postoperatively according to pain measurement, ICU and hospital stay, minor and major complications
Timeframe: 1 year