The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether total laparoscopic aortofemoral bypass can be performed ... with a mean aortic cross-clamp time of 85.8 minutes. There were five major ...

Seven or eight ports are used for access. In all patients, a transperitoneal, left retrocolic access was used for exposure of the aorta. The left hemicolon and splenic flexure were mobilized ...

The inquest heard Mr Bradbury had attended the hospital for an elective aortic-bifemoral bypass to increase blood flow to the legs on 3 July. He then returned to the theatre for a second operation.