Does the Routine Skin-Only Closure in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Safely Diminish Abdominal Compartment Syndrome? A Hypothesis Generating Retrospective Study.

Background:  Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) often complicates ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) repair. We report results with routine skin-only abdominal wound closure after rAAA surgical repair.

Methods:  This was a single-center retrospective study including consecutive patients undergoing rAAA surgical repair for the duration of 7 years.

Diabetic foot infection and osteomyelitis. Are deep-tissue cultures necessary?

Introduction: Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are common and difficult to treat. The objective of this study was to compare swab and tissue cultures as indicators of appropriate treatment of DFIs.

Methods: This is a prospective study conducted during a 4-year period.

Revascularization Outcomes in Patients With Acute Limb Ischemia and Active Neoplastic Disease.

Purpose: To report the outcomes of surgical (ST), endovascular (ET), and hybrid (HT) treatment in cancer patients with acute limb ischemia (ALI).

Materials And Methods: A multicenter retrospective registry collected 139 patients (mean age 72.3±12.

In Situ Composite Homograft Utilizing the Femoral Vein and the Occluded Superficial Femoral Artery after Eversion Endarterectomy for the Management of an Iliofemoral Synthetic Graft Infection.

Aortic or iliac graft infection is a serious complication in vascular surgery, which carries significant risks for the patient's limb and life and requires complex treatment. We report a patient who presented sepsis due to a previous ilio(common iliac)-femoral(profunda femoris) graft infection. Taking into account that the superficial femoral and popliteal arteries were occluded (no suitable target vessel, except for the distal profunda femoral) and the fact that he presented methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-positive blood cultures, the patient was scheduled for excision of the contaminated graft and in situ reconstruction.

Acute Testicular Ischaemia Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair on the Opposite Side to Intentional Internal Iliac Artery Occlusion.

Introduction: Testicular ischaemia is a potential complication after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), which has only rarely been reported in the literature. This is the report of a patient who presented with acute testicular ischaemia in the immediate post-EVAR period.

Report: A 65 year old patient underwent EVAR for an aortic and bilateral iliac aneurysms.