Carotid artery repair after erroneous insertion of a hemodialysis catheter: case report.

The internal jugular vein is increasingly being used as a route for dual-lumen hemodialysis catheter placement. The use of jugular catheters as vascular access for hemodialysis can be associated with serious complications. The most frequent problems are the arterial puncture and haematoma.

Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with percutaneous transfemoral prostheses deployment under local anaesthesia. Initial experience with a new, simple-to-use tubular and bifurcated device in the first 27 cases.

Background: Modification of endografts are required to simplify and improve the safety of the endovascular management of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a new custom-made, tubular and bifurcated device.

Materials And Methods: The graft consisted of a continuous, self-expanding, stainless steel, Z-stent structure, covered with a thin wall PTFE tube.