No Sex Differences in the Prevalence of Intracranial Aneurysms in Patients with Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: A Multi-Center Experience.

Background: Previous studies suggest a coprevalence of intracranial aneurysms (IA) in patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). We reviewed our multicenter experience in the detection/treatment of IAs in patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (ATAA) relative to patients without ATAA.

Methods: Surgical cases of ATAA repaired at 3 sites from January 1998 to December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed.

Systematic review of endovascular versus laparoscopic extravascular stenting for treatment of nutcracker syndrome.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess the current strategies of endovascular and laparoscopic extravascular stenting for symptomatic compression of the left renal vein (LRV), most frequently between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery (nutcracker syndrome [NCS]).

Methods: We performed a systematic review of all studies of endovascular and laparoscopic extravascular LRV stenting for NCS using the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane, Science Citation Index Expanded, Emerging Sources Citation Index, and Epistemonikos databases. Data were collected in accordance with the PRISMA (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis) guidelines.

Imaging Characteristics and Reintervention in Patients after Radiation Induced Carotid Artery Stenting.

Background: To evaluate and describe the radiographic imaging findings in a series of patients who underwent reintervention after radiation induced carotid artery stenting (RICAS).

Methods: A retrospective review of patients with prior RICAS and subsequent reintervention.

Results: We describe 10 patients including 8 male and 2 female patients with 12 reinterventions due to prior diagnosed radiation-induced carotid artery stenosis and subsequent stenting during the period 2000-2019.