Minimally invasive approaches to surgical treatment have been shown to be associated with reduced morbidity and mortality in elderly patients for all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Repair of abdominal aortic aneurysmMinimally invasive approaches to surgical treatment have dramatically decreased mortality and morbidity rates in elderly subjects for aortic aneurysm repair, cholecystectomy, and colorectal surgery. Laparoscopic techniques or endovascular methods have enabled the surgical correction of multiple abdominal conditions with far less morbidity in the elderly than open surgical techniques. Neck surgery is usually well tolerated by elderly patients.