Publications by authors named "Andrew J Blazek"
Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO), otherwise known as Buerger's disease, is a rare, non-atherosclerotic inflammatory vasculopathy that typically affects small and medium-sized arteries of the distal extremities. Smoking is believed to be integral to the pathogenesis, as TAO primarily affects young male smokers. The disease is characterized by extremity pain secondary to ischemia that may progress to ulceration, gangrene, and amputation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To demonstrate the substantial litigious risks associated with vasectomy, a common urologic procedure. We examined the risk factors and types of negligence involved in vasectomy cases that go to trial and their associated outcomes.
Methods: Using the Westlaw legal database, we searched all jury verdicts and settlements for the term "vasectomy" from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2017.