Reflections on the 50th anniversary of the first abdominal aortic aneurysm resection.

Cervantes, Jorge · World J Surg · 2003

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Abstract

Fifty years ago, on March 29, 1951, Charles Dubost in France performed the first successful resection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and replaced it with a cadaver homograft, thereby initiating the modern era of surgical correction of a common entity. This article offers a summary of the events leading to that milestone in vascular surgery.

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