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Surgically Relevant Aortic Arch Mapping Using Computed Tomography
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.08.018
Background: Recent advances in surgical repair of aortic arch pathologies have increasingly used endovascular stent-graft technology. The purpose of this study was to map the aortic arch diameters, br...
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Adrienne Finlay,
Marjorie Johnson,
Thomas L. Forbes
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03 February 2012 |
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Randomized Trials in Angioplasty and Stenting of the Renal Artery: Tabular Review of the Literature and Critical Analysis of Their Results
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.003
As the incidence of hypertension (HTN) continues to rise, finding the optimal treatment of this multifactorial disease is critical. Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a known etiology for HTN and is assoc...
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Guillermo A. Escobar,
Danielle N. Campbell
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03 February 2012 |
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Endovenous Laser Ablation: A Review of Mechanisms of Action
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.05.037
Background: The aim of this article is to summarize and review the proposed theories on the laser action during endovenous ablation. Methods: Laser mechanics and laser–tissue interaction are summarize...
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Marc E. Vuylsteke,
Serge R. Mordon
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Review article
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03 February 2012 |
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Dialysis Access
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.004
Although hemodialysis access procedures are considered the most common vascular procedures performed by either general or vascular surgeons, there is a paucity of level-one evidence in the literature....
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Patrick A. Stone,
Albeir Y. Mousa,
John E. Campbell,
Ali F. AbuRahma
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01 February 2012 |
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Outcome of Infrainguinal Single-Segment Great Saphenous Vein Bypass for Critical Limb Ischemia is Superior to Alternative Autologous Vein Bypass, Especially in Patients With High Operative Risk
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.08.013
Background: Single-segment great saphenous vein (ssGSV) is the conduit of choice in infrainguinal bypass for critical limb ischemia (CLI). The aim of this study was to assess results of other autologo...
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Eva Arvela,
Maarit Venermo,
Maria Söderström,
Anders Albäck,
Mauri Lepäntalo
et al.
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30 January 2012 |
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Endovascular Stent-Graft Placement or Open Surgery for the Treatment of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: A Meta-Analysis
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.09.004
Background: Acute type B aortic dissection (ATBAD) is a life-threatening condition. Open chest surgical repair using a prosthetic graft has been a conventional treatment for ATBAD. During the past dec...
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Zhang Hao,
Wang Zhi-Wei,
Zhou Zhen,
Hu Xiao-Ping,
Wu Hong-Bing,
Guo Yi
et al.
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30 January 2012 |
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Pull-Through Technique With Pincer Tactics for Stent Placement in Severe Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.06.014
The pull-through technique is an interventional radiological procedure used when an occluded lesion cannot be traversed from one direction. To pass the lesion, a long guidewire is traversed from the o...
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Junko Matsushita,
Satoru Morita,
Kazufumi Suzuki,
Hiroaki Inoue,
Hajime Yokomizo,
Kazuhiko Yoshimatsu,
Hiroe Aoshima,
Masahiro Mae,
Eiko Ueno
et al.
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Spontaneous Resolution of Cystic Adventitial Disease: A Word of Caution
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.05.044
Spontaneous resolution of cystic adventitial disease has been occasionally reported in the literature. It is unclear, however, whether this resolution is permanent. In this case report, we describe re...
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Li Zhang,
Randy Guzman,
Iain Kirkpatrick,
Julianne Klein
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Hybrid Repair of Aortic Arch Aneurysm
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.10.008
Hybrid repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm has been used with increasing frequency over the past decade, as indications for endovascular therapy have continued to expand. Hybrid techniques may avoid an...
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Castigliano M. Bhamidipati,
James N. Irvine,
Klaus D. Hagspiel,
Alan H. Matsumoto,
Megan C. Tracci,
John A. Kern
et al.
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Retrograde Approach for Endovascular Salvage of an Infrapopliteal Vein Bypass
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.07.017
Endovascular treatment through femoropopliteal and infragenicular percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, both in native vessels and in bypass salvage, has been an emerging technique in recent years. H...
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Noelia Cenizo Revuelta,
Victoria Gastambide,
Enrique M. San-Norberto,
Maria-Antonia Ibáñez,
Miguel Martín-Pedrosa,
James Taylor,
Vicente Gutiérrez,
Carlos Vaquero
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Management of Traumatic Aortic Isthmus Rupture in Case of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery (Arteria Lusoria)
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.05.041
Background: To present an unusual case of blunt aortic injury in a 30-year-old male patient with an aberrant right subclavian artery. Methods and Results: Driven by the complicated and challenging nat...
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Kiriakos Ktenidis,
Athanasios Lioupis,
Argirios Giannopoulos,
George Ginis,
Dimitrios Kiskinis
et al.
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Massive Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Internal Iliac Vein Thrombosis With Free-Floating Thrombus Formation in the Inferior Vena Cava
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.07.016
Nowadays, compression ultrasonography (CUS) is the gold standard for the routine diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). The drawback of CUS is the low sensitivity concerning the diagnosis of isola...
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Marianne Brodmann,
Thomas Gary,
Franz Hafner,
Kurt Tiesenhausen,
Hannes Deutschmann,
Enrst Pilger
et al.
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Nonanastomotic Pseudoaneurysm With Complete Disruption of an Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Axillofemoral Bypass Graft
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.06.017
Rupture of an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) vascular graft is rare. We report a nonanastomotic pseudoaneurysm associated with complete disruption of an ePTFE graft that occurred 6 years aft...
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Shintaro Shibutani,
Hideaki Obara,
Toshihiro Kakefuda,
Yuko Kitagawa
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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How to Avoid a Difficult Groin in Redo Arterial Surgery: Eversion Endarterectomy of the Proximal Superficial Femoral Artery Versus Profunda Femoris Artery as Inflow for Distal Bypass
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.06.020
Background: The aim of the study was to describe and analyze the results of a technique in which the inflow for distal bypasses is provided by the proximal superficial femoral artery, reopened through...
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Antonio Cavallaro,
Antonio V. Sterpetti,
Paolo Sapienza,
Luca Dimarzo
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27 January 2012 |
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Combined Revascularization and Free-Tissue Transfer for Limb Salvage in a Buerger Disease Patient
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.06.018
Buerger disease is a limb-threatening condition occurring in young smokers, and its treatment has been a challenging problem, although a large number of medical and surgical options have been suggeste...
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Kanae Ikeda,
Takatoshi Yotsuyanagi,
Koshiro Arai,
Tetsuya Suda,
Tamotsu Saito,
Kyori Ezoe
et al.
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Surgical Removal of a Knotted and Entrapped Subclavian Hemodialysis Catheter Guidewire
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.06.016
Many mechanical complications associated with insertion, maintenance, and removal of the hemodialysis catheters have been reported in the literature. A 47-year-old man was consulted to our hospital be...
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Garip Altıntaş,
Adem İlkay Diken,
Mahmut Mustafa Ulaş,
Ömer Faruk Çiçek,
Anıl Özen,
Sarper Ökten,
Haşmet Bardakçı
et al.
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Aortoenteric Fistula Treated With Endovascular Aortic Stent-Graft and Bilateral Chimney Stent-Grafts to Renal Arteries
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.07.018
We report a patient with secondary aortoenteric fistula (AEF) presenting with a rectal bleeding. The patient had multiple comorbidities, precluding major open vascular surgery. We opted to perform a t...
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Glenn Wei Leong Tan,
Daniel Wong,
Sundeep Punamiya,
Bien Peng Tan,
Charles Vu,
Brenda Ang,
David Foo,
Kok Hoong Chia
et al.
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Hormone Replacement Therapy is Associated With a Decreased Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Postmenopausal Women
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.10.012
Background: The effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women on the development of peripheral atherosclerosis remains in question. The goal of this study was to analyze the use ...
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Caron B. Rockman,
Thomas S. Maldonado,
Glenn R. Jacobowitz,
Mark A. Adelman,
Thomas S. Riles
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Buerger’s Disease
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.005
Buerger’s disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) is a nonatherosclerotic segmental inflammatory disease of small- and medium-sized arteries of the distal extremities of predominantly young male tobacco ...
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Phong T. Dargon,
Gregory J. Landry
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27 January 2012 |
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Role of Statin Therapy and Angiotensin Blockade in Patients With Asymptomatic Moderate Carotid Artery Stenosis
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.10.010
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 10-year outcome of patients presenting with asymptomatic moderate carotid artery stenosis, and to determine which factors correlate with progr...
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Christopher A. Durham,
Bryan A. Ehlert,
Steven C. Agle,
Ashley C. Mays,
Frank M. Parker,
William M. Bogey,
Charles S. Powell,
Michael C. Stoner
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Temporal Artery Biopsy is not Required in all Cases of Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.10.009
Background: Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) is performed during the diagnostic workup for giant cell arteritis (GCA), a vasculitis with the potential to cause irreversible blindness or stroke. However, t...
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Edel Marie Quinn,
David E. Kearney,
Justin Kelly,
Catherine Keohane,
Henry Paul Redmond
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Clinical Outcome After Extended Endovascular Recanalization in Buerger’s Disease in 20 Consecutive Cases
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.08.014
Background: To present our experience of extended endovascular management for thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease) patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). Methods: Between January 2005 a...
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Lanfroi Graziani,
Luis Morelli,
Francesca Parini,
Laura Franceschini,
PierFranco Spano,
Stefano Calza,
Sandra Sigala
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Short-term Outcomes for Open Revascularization of Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.006
Background: Surgical bypass as treatment for chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) is performed to alleviate symptoms of weight loss and postprandial pain and to prevent catastrophic intestinal necrosis. ...
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Daniel L. Davenport,
Armin Shivazad,
Eric D. Endean
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27 January 2012 |
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Patients Characteristics and Outcome of 518 Arteriovenous Fistulas for Hemodialysis in a sub-Saharan African Setting
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.07.019
Background: To present the particular aspects of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis in sub-Saharan Africa in terms of patients’ characteristics, patency and complication rates, as well as fa...
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Marcus Fokou,
Gloria Ashuntantang,
Abel Teyang,
Francois Kaze,
Alain Chichom Mefire,
Marie Patrice Halle,
Fru Angwafo,
Samuel Takongmo,
Wilhelm Sandmann
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Experience and Outcomes After a Decade of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Retrospective Study From a Community-Based Single Center
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.06.012
Background: The purpose of this study is to report the results of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment based on the Zenith stent–graft from a community-based single center over a period of...
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Manfred Kalteis,
Florian Haller,
Andreas Artmann,
Markus Ratzenböck,
Peter Hartl,
Herbert Lugmayr
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Increased Pulse Wave Velocity and Arterial Hypertension in Young Patients With Thoracic Aortic Endografts
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.06.021
Background: Hypertension after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a medical complication not widely investigated. The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that TEVAR in young patien...
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Vasileios D. Tzilalis,
Dimitrios Kamvysis,
Panagiotis Panagou,
Ioannis Kaskarelis,
Miltos K. Lazarides,
Theodossios Perdikides,
Panagiotis Prassopoulos,
Harisios Boudoulas
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Reliability and Repeatability of Toe Pressures Measured With Laser Doppler and Portable and Stationary Photoplethysmography Devices
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.10.011
Background: There are two principally different methods for measuring toe pressures (TP)—photoplethysmography (PPG) and laser Doppler (LD). PPG is based on detecting changes in the blood filling of th...
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Lukas W. Widmer,
Pirkka Vikatmaa,
Pekka Aho,
Mauri Lepäntalo,
Maarit Venermo
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Accuracy of Digital Subtraction Angiography, Computed Tomography Angiography, and Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Grading of Carotid Artery Stenosis in Comparison With Actual Measurement in an In Vitro Model
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.008
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of digital subtraction angiography (DSA), computed tomography angiography (CTA), and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in grading o...
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Jason C. Smith,
Gregory E. Watkins,
Douglas C. Smith,
Eric W. Palmer,
Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam,
Cynthia X. Zhao,
Wayne W. Zhang
et al.
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27 January 2012 |
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Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations Involving the Hand
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.08.016
Background: Hand arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are difficult to treat because of the necessity to maintain function and the high complication rate of treatment. The purpose of this study was to r...
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Ui-Jun Park,
Young-Soo Do,
Kwang-Bo Park,
Hong-Suk Park,
Young-Wook Kim,
Byung-Boong Lee,
Dong-Ik Kim
et al.
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23 January 2012 |
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A Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) Evaluation of Asymptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Another Point of View
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.05.038
Background: To assess the prevalence of increased 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in aneurysmal walls, adopting a case–control approach in a population of asymptomatic patients with abdominal aort...
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Domenico Palombo,
Silvia Morbelli,
Giovanni Spinella,
Bianca Pane,
Cecilia Marini,
Nikolaos Rousas,
Michela Massollo,
Giuseppe Cittadini,
Dario Camellino,
Gianmario Sambuceti
et al.
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26 December 2011 |
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Paradoxical Pulmonary Embolism With Spontaneous Aortocaval Fistula
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.06.011
Background: Paradoxical pulmonary embolisms are uncommon emergencies and can occur as a consequence of an aortocaval fistula due to unrecognized dislodgement of thrombus from aortic sac into pulmonary...
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Paola De Rango,
Gianbattista Parlani,
Enrico Cieri,
Fabio Verzini,
Giacomo Isernia,
Valeria Silvestri,
Piergiorgio Cao
et al.
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Review article
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23 December 2011 |
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Renal Function in Patients Treated With Abdominal Aortic Stentgraft Implantation With an Intentional Occlusion of Accessory Renal Artery
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.08.011
Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze renal function in patients who underwent endovascular aneurysm repair with intentional occlusion of accessory renal artery (ARA). Material and Meth...
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Lukasz Dzieciuchowicz,
Gaudencio Espinosa,
Carmen Vigil Diaz,
Francisco Javier Lavilla Roya,
Javier Arbizu Lostao
et al.
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21 December 2011 |
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Open Surgical Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.11.002
Despite much advancement in preoperative evaluation and perioperative care of patients with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA), open surgical repair of TAAAs remains a formidable challenge for t...
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Michele Piazza,
Joseph J. Ricotta
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21 December 2011 |
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Socioeconomic Position, Comorbidity, and Mortality in Aortic Aneurysms: A 13-Year Prospective Cohort Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.08.003
Background: To evaluate factors associated with incidence and 3-year all-cause mortality in patients with aortic aneurysm (AA). The design is sex and age-stratified (60-79 and 80-90 years) prospective...
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Tomas Ohrlander,
Juan Merlo,
Henrik Ohlsson,
Björn Sonesson,
Stefan Acosta
et al.
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14 November 2011 |
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An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Prevention and Treatment of Groin Wound Complications After Lower Extremity Revascularization
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.08.002
Background: If not effectively treated, groin wound infections following lower extremity revascularization (LER) may result in graft or limb loss. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of all ...
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Alyssa J. Reiffel,
Peter W. Henderson,
John K. Karwowski,
Jason A. Spector
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07 November 2011 |
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Quality of Life in Perspective to Treatment of Postoperative Edema After Peripheral Bypass Surgery
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.07.012
Background: To examine the effects of peripheral bypass surgery on patients’ quality of life (QoL) as well as to compare two treatment modalities to reduce postoperative edema with regard to patients’...
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Çiğdem Öztürk,
Alexander te Slaa,
Dennis E.J.G.J. Dolmans,
G.H. Ho,
Jolanda de Vries,
Paul G.H. Mulder,
Lyckle van derLaan
et al.
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07 November 2011 |
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Lower-Limb Ischemia in the Young Patient: Management Strategies in an Endovascular Era
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.06.008
Background: The aim of this paper is to review the potential role of endovascular interventions for young patients with lower-limb ischaemia. Methods: A literature search was performed of PubMed and M...
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Abigail Morbi,
Manj S. Gohel,
Mohamed Hamady,
Nicholas J.W. Cheshire,
Colin D. Bicknell
et al.
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Review article
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02 November 2011 |
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Endovascular Treatment for Acute Aortic Syndrome
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.07.011
Background: The term “acute aortic syndrome” (AAS) includes conditions of high mortality, such as ruptured aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm and, aortic dissection. Open surgery for these cases has demonstrate...
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Paula Vasconcelos Araújo,
Edwaldo Edner Joviliano,
Maurício Serra Ribeiro,
Marcelo Bellini Dalio,
Carlos Eli Piccinato,
Takachi Moriya
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02 November 2011 |
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Femorofemoral Bypass as an Alternative to a Direct Aortic Approach in Daily Practice: Appraisal of its Current Indications and Midterm Results
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.04.011
Background: To assess our current practice concerning the indications and the immediate and midterm results of femorofemoral bypass. Methods: We retrospectively included all patients, from 1997 to 200...
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Simon Rinckenbach,
Nicolas Guelle,
Julien Lillaz,
Mazen Al Sayed,
Vincenzo Ritucci,
Gabriel Camelot
et al.
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02 November 2011 |
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Successful Embolization of a Suprascapular Artery Aneurysm
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.02.032
A 45-year-old woman was referred to our service because 9 months earlier she had developed a pulsating mass on the right supraclavicular fossa and torticollis. Ultrasounds and computed tomographic art...
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Federico Bucci,
Plagnol P,
Salvati B,
Capoano R,
Fiengo L,
Redler A
et al.
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Short communication
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27 May 2011 |
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WITHDRAWN: Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Iliofemoral Deep Venous Thrombosis
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2009.12.008
This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be foun...
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Fang Liu,
Ping Lü,
Bi Jin
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Retraction
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05 April 2010 |
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WITHDRAWN: Carotid Artery Stenting
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2009.08.010
This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be foun...
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David Paul Slovut
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Retraction
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25 December 2009 |
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WITHDRAWN: Immediate and mid-term results following hybrid procedures for the treatment of thoracoabdominal aneurysms (TAAA) and secondary expanding aortic dissections (SED)
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.06.012
This article has been withdrawn at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. The publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Oliver Wolf,
P. Heider,
M. Hanke,
Ch. Reeps,
H. Wenndorf,
A. Dirrigl,
A. Zimmermann,
M. Dobritz,
H. Berger,
H.-H. Eckstein
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Retraction
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10 September 2008 |