[First experience with total laparoscopic reconstructive operations in occlusive lesion of the aortoiliac arterial segment].

According to the TASC II and the Russian National Guidelines on management of patients with lower limb arterial diseases, in patients with type C and D lesions of the arterial bed performing aortofemoral bifurcation bypass grafting is preferable. Laparoscopic technique makes it possible to combine advantages of minimally invasive surgery with well-known remote results of open reconstructive operations on the aortoiliac segment. The study included a total of 54 patients undergoing treatment at the Cardiosurgical Department of Clinic No 1 of the Volgograd State Medical University over the period from January 2012 to September 2015.

[Technical classification of minimally invasive operations].

9167 minimally invasive operative procedures performed in a single institute during 1993-2007yy. were analyzed. A worked out classification, based on a predominantly used surgical technique, was suggested.