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Improving Care of Mycotic Aneurysms: Can We Identify the Ideal Endovascular Can...

Editor's Choice – European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2023 Clinical Pr...

Octopus Endograft Technique in Complex Aortic Pathologies - a Retrospective Sin...

INTRODUCTION: Fenestrated/branched EVAR (f/bEVAR) are associated with lower peri-operative major complications, when compared to open repair in complex aortic pathologies. However, f/bEVAR is limited by the waiting time for customized graft production and has specifc anatomic limitations. Alternatively, adapting outside instructions-for-use, readily available off-the-shelf devices has been used with variable su...

Nationwide Outcomes of Octogenarians Following Open or Endovascular Management ...

Purpose: Octogenarians are known to have less-favorable outcomes following ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) repair compared with their younger counterparts. Accurate information regarding perioperative outcomes following rAAA-repair is important to evaluate current treatment practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate perioperative outcomes of octogenarians and to identify factors associated with m...

Cirurgia Aberta de Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal por Internos de Cirurgia Vascul...

INTRODUÇÃO: Nas últimas duas décadas, a abordagem de tratamento de aneurisma da aorta abdominal (AAA) mudou drasticamente de cirurgia aberta para cirurgia endovascular. A diminuição de cirurgia de AAA convencional , open aneurysm repair (OAR), levanta preocupações relativamente à competência dos futuros cirurgiões vasculares para executar este procedimento complexo e de alto risco. O principal objetivo deste es...

Venous Thrombectomy after Failure of Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for the Tre...

INTRODUCTION: Phlegmasia cerulea (PC) is a severe form of deep vein thrombosis. In the setting of massive venous thrombosis and severe ischemia, catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) or trombectomy is mandatory. We report three cases of women with PC managed with venous thrombectomy after failure of CDT. CASE REPORTS: 1: 20 years-old, with recent intake of oral contraceptive, referred with acute onset of limb sw...

No Survival Benefit for Patients Compliant with EVAR Follow Up: Bias or The End...

To Keep Watching or Let It Go: Can We Achieve an Optimal Trade Off Between Cost...

Stent Graft Explantation Following Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair – a Case...

INTRODUCTION: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) offers signifcant advantages on aneurysm treatment. However, the management of EVAR complications or failure often results in complex surgical approaches, sometimes requiring graft explantation which remains a major challenge and one associated with a high morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to review our contemporary institutional experience w...

A Relação da Doença Venosa Crónica Avançada com a Psicopatologia e a Qualidade ...

Introdução: As consequências psicopatológicas e na qualidade de vida da DVC podem ser significativas, particularmente nos estadios mais avançados. As perturbações da ansiedade e do humor já estão frequentemente presentes no doente que procura o cirurgião vascular por DVC. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar e caracterizar a psicopatologia na DVC e a sua relação com a qualidade de vida. Métodos: Estudo trans...