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Postoperative Pulmonary Function After Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Epidural Versus Intravenous Analgesia
24 October 2011
Background: We reviewed our experience to determine the effect of epidural versus intravenous analgesia on postoperative pulmonary function and pain control in patients with chronic obstructive pulmon...
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Venetiana Panaretou,
Levon Toufektzian,
Ioanna Siafaka,
Irene Kouroukli,
Fragiska Sigala,
Charalambos Vlachopoulos,
Stilianos Katsaragakis,
George Zografos,
Konstantinos Filis
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149-155
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Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation and Perioperative Cardiac Therapy in Patients Undergoing Open Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Effects on Cardiovascular Outcome
Background: Cardiovascular complications, such as death, myocardial infarction, or heart failure, are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in adult patients undergoing major noncardiac surger...
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Pompilio Faggiano,
Stefano Bonardelli,
Stefania De Feo,
Mariangela Valota,
Silvia Frattini,
Edoardo Cervi,
Cristina Guadrini,
Stefano M. Giulini,
Livio Dei Cas
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156-165
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Secondary Procedures After Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Endovascular Repair With Second-Generation Endografts
31 October 2011
Background: To study the incidence, the types, and the results of secondary procedures performed after endovascular treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). To compare the population o...
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Michel A. Bartoli,
Benjamin Thevenin,
Gabrielle Sarlon,
Roch Giorgi,
Jean Noël Albertini,
Gilles Lerussi,
Alain Branchereau,
Pierre-Edouard Magnan
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166-174
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Management of Perioperative Endoleaks During Endovascular Treatment of Juxta-Renal Aneurysms
10 November 2011
Background: Evolution of stentgraft and vascular imaging technologies allows endovascular treatment (ET) of juxta-renal aneurysms (JRA). However, endoleaks rates and implants stability are not well do...
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Raphaël Coscas,
Jean-Pierre Becquemin,
Marek Majewski,
Julie Mayer,
Jean Marzelle,
Eric Allaire,
Ketsakin You,
Pascal Desgranges,
Hicham Kobeiter
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175-184
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Iliac-Femoral Venous Stenting for Lower Extremity Venous Stasis Symptoms
24 October 2011
Background: Venous outflow obstruction may play a role in patients with chronic venous stasis symptoms who fail to improve despite conventional modalities of treatment that focus on the reflux compone...
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Saadi Alhalbouni,
Anil Hingorani,
Alexander Shiferson,
Kapil Gopal,
Daniel Jung,
Danny Novak,
Natalie Marks,
Enrico Ascher
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185-189
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Skin Grafting Followed by Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Long-Term Therapy in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers
21 October 2011
Background: Venous leg ulcers are responsible for more than half of lower extremity ulcerations, with an overall prevalence ranging from 0.06 to 2% in the general population. Methods: A total number o...
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Raffaele Serra,
Gianluca Buffone,
Andrea de Franciscis,
Diego Mastrangelo,
Tiziana Vitagliano,
Manfredi Greco,
Stefano de Franciscis
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190-197
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The Results of a Needs Assessment to Guide a Vascular Surgery Skills Simulation Curriculum
Background: In response to economic and societal pressures, a new integrated model of vascular surgery training has emerged that will condense training into 5 years. These new requirements challenge e...
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Karen Woo,
Vincent L. Rowe,
Fred A. Weaver,
Maura E. Sullivan
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198-204
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Pedicled Flaps in Association With Distal Bypass for Lower-Limb Salvage
Background: After distal bypass for limb salvage, persistence of large ischemic ulcers with exposure of tendons, joints, and bone and secondary graft exposure can lead to amputation, even though the b...
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Bruno Laurent,
Antoine Millon,
Marc Richer de Forges,
Bernard Artru,
Patrick Lermusiaux
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205-212
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Limits of Infrainguinal Bypass Surgery for Critical Leg Ischemia in High-Risk Patients (Finnvasc Score 3-4)
02 November 2011
Background: The aim of the present study was to compare the early- and midterm outcomes after infrainguinal bypass surgery in the treatment of low- and high-risk patients with critical limb ischemia (...
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Aristotelis Kechagias,
Kari Ylönen,
Georgios Kechagias,
Tatu Juvonen,
Fausto Biancari
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213-218
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Incidence and Risk Factors for 30-Day Postdischarge Mortality in Patients With Vascular Disease Undergoing Major Lower Extremity Amputation
27 June 2011
Background: Our goal was to analyze the incidence and risk factors for 30-day postdischarge mortality in patients with vascular disease undergoing major lower extremity amputation. Methods: We queried...
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Daniel L. Davenport,
J. David Ritchie,
Eleftherios S. Xenos
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219-224
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Long-Term Quality of Life and Mobility After Prosthetic Above-the-Knee Bypass Surgery
23 September 2011
Background: Multiple studies have addressed above-the-knee femoral artery bypass grafting; however, information on late quality of life (QoL) and mobility is scarce. We studied long-term QoL and mobil...
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Jan Bosma,
Kagan Turkçan,
Joeri Assink,
Willem Wisselink,
Anco C. Vahl
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225-232
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Edema-like Changes Not Only Subcutaneously, But Also in Muscle Tissue After Femoropopliteal Bypass Surgery
02 November 2011
Background: The pathophysiological mechanisms that induce postrevascularization edema after femoropopliteal bypass surgery are not completely understood. Reperfusion-associated injury to revascularize...
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Alexander te Slaa,
Eric Tetteroo,
Paul G.H. Mulder,
Gwan H. Ho,
L.D. Vos,
Frans L. Moll,
Lyckle van der Laan
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233-241
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Early Protection and Compression of Residual Limbs May Improve and Accelerate Prosthetic Fit: A Preliminary Study
02 November 2011
Background: The goal of rehabilitation following lower extremity amputation is to restore the highest level of independent function. As much as possible, this includes the functional use of a prosthet...
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Yazan Duwayri,
Raghuveer Vallabhaneni,
John P. Kirby,
Michael J. Mueller,
Oksana Volshteyn,
Patrick J. Geraghty,
Gregorio A. Sicard,
John A. Curci
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242-249
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Treatment With Simvastatin Inhibits the Formation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Rabbits
05 January 2012
Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common and lethal disease. AAAs are associated with atherosclerosis, chronic inflammation, and extracellular matrix degradation. The aim of this study ...
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Sotiria T. Mastoraki,
Ioannis K. Toumpoulis,
Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos,
Dina Tiniakos,
Apostolos Papalois,
Themistocles P. Chamogeorgakis,
Dimitrios C. Angouras,
Chris K. Rokkas
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250-258
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Morphological and Biomechanical Remodeling of the Hepatic Portal Vein in a Swine Model of Portal Hypertension
22 December 2011
Objectives: To obtain the morphological and biomechanical remodeling of portal veins in swine with portal hypertension (PHT), so as to provide some mechanical references and theoretical basis for clin...
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Xi-Ju He,
Tie-Zhu Huang,
Pei-Jun Wang,
Xing-Chun Peng,
Wen-Chun Li,
Jun Wang,
Jie Tang,
Na Feng,
Ming-Hua Yu
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259-267
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Matrine Inhibits Disturbed Flow–Enhanced Migration via Downregulation of ERK1/2–MLCK Signaling Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Background: To investigate the effects of matrine on the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) migration modulated by disturbed flow and their underlying molecular mechanisms in vitro. Methods: Isolated ...
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Ping Zhu,
Ji-Mei Chen,
Hui-Ming Guo,
Xiao-Ping Fan,
Xiao-Shen Zhang,
Rui-Xin Fan,
Shao-Yi Zheng,
Ruo-Bin Wu,
Xue-Jun Xiao,
Huan-Lei Huang,
Xiao-Lan Zhu,
Huai-Pu Liu,
Guang Long,
Yan-Fang Chen,
Jian Zhuang
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268-275
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Aortic Endograft Infection With Aortoduodenal Fistula Associated With Adjacent Vertebral Body Mycobacterial Osteomyelitis (Pott's Disease)
Aortoenteric fistulas (AEFs) are a rare complication of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. They occur in <1% of aortic grafting procedures, result from graft defects, foreign bodies, and ...
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Brian Solomon,
Billy Kim,
Caron Rockman,
Frank J. Veith,
Glenn Jacobowitz
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276.e1-276.e4
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Anatomic Bifurcated Reconstruction of Chronic Bilateral Innominate–Superior Vena Cava Occlusion Using the Y-Stenting Technique
This article presents the case of a 42-year-old man who presented with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome due to fibrosing mediastinitis with multiple failed attempts at recanalization. We initially tr...
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Parth Amin
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Surgical Treatment of Renal Artery Compression by Diaphragmatic Crus
02 November 2011
Symptomatic compression of the renal artery by the diaphragmatic crus is a rare disorder. To our knowledge, renal artery compression by the diaphragmatic crus complicated with poststenosis aneurysm ha...
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Xiaojun Song,
Qi Liu,
Yuehong Zheng,
Changwei Liu,
Dawei Liu,
Zhigang Ji
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276.e11-276.e16
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Symptomatic Aneurysm of a Perforating Peroneal Artery After a Blunt Trauma
14 November 2011
A 48-year-old woman was referred to us for a pulsatile and painful mass on the right leg after a trauma occurred 2 months earlier. The duplex scan revealed the presence of an aneurysm of the perforati...
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Emanuele Ferrero,
Michelangelo Ferri,
Paolo Carbonatto,
Alessandro Robaldo,
Andrea Viazzo,
Amedeo Calvo,
Giuseppe Berardi,
Alberto Pecchio,
Salvatore Piazza,
Pia Cumbo,
Franco Nessi
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277.e1-277.e3
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Midterm Results With Endovascular Approach to Abdominal Aortic Pathologies in Behçet’s Disease
21 December 2011
Background: Vascular involvement in Behcet’s disease is rare, but may be at the forefront of the clinical picture with possible life-threatening scenarios. We reviewed our preliminary results with end...
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Onur S. Goksel,
Zuhal Torlak,
Bayer Çınar,
Sinan Sahin,
Celalettin Karatepe,
Ergin Eren
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277.e5-277.e9
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Mesocavoatrial Shunt for Budd–Chiari Syndrome: A Case Report With Long-Term Follow-Up
14 November 2011
Background: A case of mesocavoatrial shunting for the treatment of Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS) with long-term follow-up is reported. Methods: A 25-year-old man with stage II BCS was treated with a meso...
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Cheng Chao Zhang,
Zhong Gao Wang,
Chun Min Li,
Hong Yong Duan,
Jian Xin Li,
Yong Quan Gu,
Heng Xi Yu,
Li Xing Qi,
Bing Chen,
Zhen Li,
Ce Bian
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277.e11-277.e14
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Alternative Management of Iliac Vein Injury During Anterior Lumbar Spine Exposure
14 November 2011
Vascular injuries are, unfortunately, common complications during anterior approach to lumbar spine, with venous injuries occurring most frequently. The L4-L5 level of exposure is associated most comm...
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Vladimir Zahradnik,
Vikram S. Kashyap
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277.e15-277.e18
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Using Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Lymphography and Lymphatic-Venous Anastomosis for Cancer-Related Lymphedema
14 November 2011
Advances in cancer therapy have increased the importance of improvement of quality of life after cancer survival. Cancer-related lymphedema or secondary lymphedema that occurs after lymph node dissect...
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Makoto Mihara,
Noriyuki Murai,
Yohei Hayashi,
Hisako Hara,
Takuya Iida,
Mitsunaga Narushima,
Takeshi Todokoro,
Gentaro Uchida,
Takumi Yamamoto,
Isao Koshima
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278.e1-278.e6
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Thromboexclusion of the Complete Aorta in the Treatment of Chronic Type B Aneurysm
14 November 2011
We report a case of a 55-year-old woman who was referred to us with a huge chronic postdissection thoracoabdominal aneurysm of a maximal intrathoracic diameter of 13.5 cm and signs of intrathoracic im...
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Pavle Kovacevic,
Lazar Velicki,
Renata Mojasevic,
Edouard Kieffer
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278.e7-278.e9
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Case Report of a Patient With Iliac Occlusive Disease Due to Pseudoxantoma Elasticum and Review of the Bibliography
14 November 2011
Background: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive calcification and fragmentation of elastic fibers in the skin, the retina, and the cardiovascular sys...
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Dimitrios Siskos,
Sotirios Giannakakis,
Sotirios Makris,
Konstantinos Pirgakis,
Anastasios Psyllas,
Chrisostomos Maltezos
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278.e11-278.e14
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Bilateral Femoral Artery Aneurysm Mimicking Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Despite the rarity of femoral aneurysm and the plethora of other causes of swelling in and around its anatomic location, the possibility of its existence must always be borne in mind. A rare case of m...
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Peter Oladapo Adeoye,
Stephen O. Adebola,
Olusola A.M. Adesiyun,
Kolawole T. Braimoh
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279.e1-279.e3
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Infected Abdominal Aneurysm due to Salmonella Sepsis: Report of a Unique Case Treated Using the Superficial Femoral Vein
We describe a 61-year-old patient with an infected aneurysm of the abdominal aorta due to Salmonella sepsis. Treatment was successful and included aneurysm resection, extensive debridement, and recons...
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Priscilla D.M. Aerts,
Moniek van Zitteren,
Angela M.M. Kotsopoulos,
Dennis P. van Berge Henegouwen,
Patrick W.H.E. Vriens,
Jan M.M. Heyligers
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279.e5-279.e7
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Delayed Axillary Artery Pseudoaneurysm as an Isolated Consequence to Anterior Dislocation of the Shoulder
Injury to the axillary artery after anterior shoulder dislocation is a very rare occurrence; although infrequently seen as an iatrogenic complication, very few cases have been reported. We describe a ...
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Laura Palcau,
Djelloul Gouicem,
Julie Dufranc,
Elise Mackowiak,
Ludovic Berger
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279.e9-279.e12
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Giant, Metachronous Bilateral Dorsalis Pedis Artery True Aneurysms
This report is the first to describe the clinical, radiographic, operative, and pathologic findings associated with large, bilateral dorsalis pedis artery true aneurysms in a single patient. A 61-year...
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James G. Bittner,
David Hardy,
Paul W. Biddinger,
Gautam Agarwal
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279.e13-279.e16
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Clostridium septicum Aortitis With Associated Sigmoid Colon Adenocarcinoma
We report an unusual case of Clostridium septicum aortitis with associated adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon. An 87-year-old man with multiple medical comorbidities presented with a 1-week history o...
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Phillip S. Ge,
Christian de Virgilio
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280.e1-280.e4
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Successful Treatment for Infected Aortic Aneurysm Using Endovascular Aneurysm Repairs as a Bridge to Delayed Open Surgery
Management of infected aortic aneurysms, which can be life-threatening, remains challenging. Open surgical treatments, including debridement of the infected aorta and the surrounding tissue and either...
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Naoto Fukunaga,
Takashi Hashimoto,
Yasuhisa Ozu,
Mitsuru Yuzaki,
Yu Shomura,
Hiroshi Fujiwara,
Michihiro Nasu,
Yukikatsu Okada
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280.e5-280.e8
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Update on Endovenous Radio-Frequency Closure Ablation of Varicose Veins
23 December 2011
Until recent years, the gold standard for treatment of truncal varicose veins has been high ligation and stripping of the saphenous vein. In the course of the last decade, new minimally invasive techn...
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César García-Madrid,
J. Oscar Pastor Manrique,
Félix Gómez-Blasco,
Eusebi Sala Planell
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281-291
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Basic Data Related to Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Arterial Thrombosis
21 December 2011
The treatment approach to acute limb ischemia depends on the severity of the ischemic presentation and duration of symptoms. Urgent angiographic evaluation of the patient with an ischemic limb provide...
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Christian Ochoa,
Fred A. Weaver
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