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When synergic work between general and vascular surgeons makes the difference.

Abstract Introduction: Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia (CMI) resulting from an impaired blood flow of the splanchnic organs is characterized by an insidious clinical course and is often an underestimated and undertreated disease. The natural history is progressive, caused by atherosclerosis progression in a polymorbidity and aging society. Due to collateralization, diffuse stenotic lesions can remain asymptomatic f...

Hemodialysis vascular access in children - A retrospective study in a pediatric...

ABSTRACT Objective: Permanent access in the form of a fistula is the preferred form of vascular access for most pediatric patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) therapy; however, the technical aspects of the procedure that are unique to the pediatric population, the expectation of a short waiting time for kidney transplantation and the need to cannulate every other day (with the pain and fear associated with...

Point of Care Opportunist Screening of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in an Internal...

Abstract Introduction: Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a prevalent disease in western world, with a high mortality rate when rupture occurs. Screening programs and elective surgery may prevent such a life-threatening event. We pretend to evaluate if internal medicine residents would be able to perform quality abdominal ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening, and therefore increase our diagnostic accura...

Aortoenteric Fistula, Current State of the Art

Aortoenteric fistula (AEF) is a rare cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. There are two types of AEF: primary and secondary. Primary AEF usually occurs in association with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Secondary AEF are associated to aortic grafts, normally in relation to graft infection, and represent the most common type. A high level of suspicion is essential to a prompt diagnosis. If not promptly dia...

Aneurisma venoso gigante num transplante renal: caso clínico e revisão da liter...

Introdução: O diagnóstico de aneurismas venosos viscerais é tipicamente incidental. Apesar do uso disseminado de métodos de imagem precisos a identificação destas lesões continua a ser extremamente rara. Dentro destes, os aneurismas da veia renal são o subgrupo menos frequente correspondendo a uma pequena percentagem. Métodos: Apresentamos um caso-clínico de uma doente de 52 anos com um aneurisma gigante da vei...

Análise da gestão e atividade clínica do serviço de angiologia e cirurgia vascu...

Open heart surgery or carotid endarterectomy. Which procedure should be done fi...

Introduction: Ischemic stroke is a predictable complication of cardiac surgery specially in patients with previous diagnosed carotid stenosis. On the other side, patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy with concomitant significant valvular or coronary artery disease, may face worst peri-operative outcomes. Objective: Analyzing outcomes from a pool of patients with both comorbidities wondering which procedure...

Técnica de CRISS-CROSS no tratamento de trombose venosa profunda do membro infe...

Introdução: A técnica criss-cross combina acesso vascular anterógrado e retrógrado da veia poplítea, de modo a obter recanalização venosa em doentes com trombose venosa profunda (TVP) ileofemoral associada a trombose das veias poplítea e gemelares. Caso clínico: Doente do sexo feminino de 57 anos, com antecedentes de histerectomia radical e linfadenectomia de nódulos linfáticos pélvicos em 2013, devido a neopla...

Iatrogenic injury of the subclavian artery treated percutaneously with arterial...

Introduction: Subclavian arterial puncture is a relatively frequent complication of attempted placement of central venous catheters (CVC). The placement of a CVC in the artery is rarer, but with potential serious complications especially in its withdrawal. Anticipating these complications, control of potential bleeding in catheter withdrawal is usually performed by surgical or endovascular approach with endopro...

Carotid endarterectomy: guidelines versus real-world practice

Introduction: A number of guidelines for the management of carotid disease are available to help clinicians in therapeutic decision and provide useful guidance for the best care of the patients. They stated that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has some benefit in symptomatic patients with carotid stenosis of 50-69% and is highly beneficial in stenosis of 70-99%, with mortality/ stroke rate less than 6%. The maximu...