Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 275-279 , August 2009

Laparoscopic treatment of splenic artery aneurysms

  • Andrea Pietrabissa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Chirurgia I Universitaria, Dipartimento di Oncologia, dei Trapianti e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andrea Pietrabissa, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Sezione di Chirurgia Mininvasiva, Divisione di Chirurgia Generale e Trapianti, Dipartimento di Oncologia, dei Trapianti e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina, Università di Pisa, Ospedale di Cisanello, via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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  • Mauro Ferrari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, Dipartimento di Oncologia, dei Trapianti e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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  • Raffaella Berchiolli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, Dipartimento di Oncologia, dei Trapianti e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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  • Luca Morelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Chirurgia I Universitaria, Dipartimento di Oncologia, dei Trapianti e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
    • ,
  • Luigi Pugliese, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Chirurgia I Universitaria, Dipartimento di Oncologia, dei Trapianti e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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  • Vincenzo Ferrari, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Computer Assisted Surgery, ENDOCAS, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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  • Franco Mosca, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Chirurgia I Universitaria, Dipartimento di Oncologia, dei Trapianti e delle Nuove Tecnologie in Medicina, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Received 13 January 2009 ,Accepted 12 March 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00668-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.03.015

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 275-279 , August 2009

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