Clinical Outcomes of Transperitoneal vs Retroperitoneal Approaches of Open Aortic Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stratified by the Iliac Bifurcation Involvement.
BACKGROUND Aortic aneurysm involving the iliac bifurcation (AAAIB) is associated with higher rates of systemic comorbidities and increased complexity of open aortic repair (OAR), resulting in worse outcomes compared to OAR for isolated abdominal aortic aneurysm (IAAA). The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) practice gu...