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Effectiveness of proximal intra-operative salvage Palmaz stent placement for endoleak during endovascular aneurysm repair
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Angioplasty of forearm arteries as a finger salvage procedure for patient with end-stage renal failure
Case Reportpublished_or_final_versio
Epidemiological updates of venous thromboembolism in a Chinese population
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Infectious anastomotic pseudoaneurysm complicating renal allograft: case report and review of literature
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Successful emergency endovascular treatment of juxtarenal and infrarental mycotic aortic aneurysms in patients with small diameter aortae using Cook® Zenith ESLE stentgrafts
BACKGROUND: Endovascular repair of mycotic aneurysm is an alternative to open repair if
the patho-anatomy is suitable. The aortic size above and below the mycotic aneurysm may be small.
METHODS: A retrospective review was made of prospectively collected departmental
computerised database.
RESULTS: Three oriental patients with juxta- and infra-renal mycotic aortic aneurysms with a
small aortic diameter of 17 mm to 18 mm underwent successful emergency endovascular treatment
using Cook® Zenith ESLE stentgrafts. These are ancillary devices aimed at iliac extensions usually.
CONCLUSION: This is to our knowledge the fi rst case series of Cook® Zenith ESLE iliac component
endografts for the treatment of aortic mycotic aneurysms with small aortae, and short- and mid-term
results are encouraging.published_or_final_versio
Successful treatment of jellyfish sting-induced severe digital ischemia with intravenous iloprost infusion
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Effectiveness and durability of open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in octogenarians
Speakers' corner: Clinical trial updates and selected original research abstracts – EVARpublished_or_final_versio
Outcome and risk factor analysis of patients who underwent open infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair
Early experience on the use of cyanoacrylate to treat patients with symptomatic long saphenous vein incompetence
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Outcome and risk factor analysis of patients who underwent open infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair
SummaryIntroductionThe aim of this study was to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes in patients who underwent open infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair.MethodsConsecutive patients who underwent open repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysms at our institution from July 1st 1990 to June 30th 2012 were reviewed from a prospective collected departmental database. Short-term outcomes included 30-day mortality and peri-operative complications. Independent risk factors to predict 30-day mortality were identified. Long-term survival and secondary interventions were also reported.ResultsThree hundred and eighty-three patients (317 males, median age 72 years with a range of 15–90 years) underwent open infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair during the period, of whom 266 (69.5%) were elective, 18 (4.7%) were urgent for symptomatic but nonruptured cases, and 99 (25.8%) were emergency procedures for ruptured aneurysms. Mean aneurysm size was 6.5 cm (ranging from 2.5 cm to15 cm). All patients were followed up for at least 24 months with a mean follow up period 163 months. Overall 30-day mortality was 11.0% (36.4% for ruptured cases, 11.1% for symptomatic cases, and 1.5% for elective cases; p < 0.001). Preexisting renal disease and ruptured aneurysms were independent risk factors for 30-day mortality (p = 0.001 and p = 0.006 respectively). Systemic complications included 50 cardiac events, 52 respiratory events, six renal events, three cerebral vascular accidents, and one deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism. Local complications included two anastomotic/graft hemorrhage, 10 distal thrombosis/embolisms, five bowel ischemias, one spinal cord ischemia, and 17 wound complications. The ruptured group presented survival rates of 53.5%, 50.5%, 47.5%, 42.3%, 38.0%, 21.9%, and 12.5% at 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 10 years, and 15 years, respectively; while nonruptured survival rates were 91.5%, 88.0%, 83.7%, 78.3%, 73.0%, 43.0%, and 25.3%, respectively (log rank p < 0.001). For those who died 30 days after the operation, only six patients (1.8%) died from aneurysm related mortality. A total of three (0.9%) patients underwent late re-interventions, one for late aorto-enteric fistulae and two for anastomotic pseudoaneurysms.ConclusionIn the current era of endovascular repair, open infrarenal aneurysm repair is effective and durable, and has very low secondary interventions rates
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