Acute aortobiliac graft thrombosis.

Introduction And Importance: Acute limb ischemia after infrarenal aortic repair is a rare complication, which in mainly described to appear in a short time after surgery.The aim of this paper is to describe a case of a 66-year-old woman who presented at out attention with acute right limb ischemia, one year later an aortic repair for acute abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture. In the best of our knowledge there are no cases of sudden graft occlusion after such long time, described in literature.

A systematic review of contralateral carotid stenosis progression after carotid endarterectomy.

Objective: Progression of contralateral carotid artery stenosis after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been described by several authors. The aim of this study is to determine such disease progression and its related transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or strokes by reviewing the existing literature.

Methods: We performed a systematic literature review to select randomized controlled trials and observational studies reporting outcomes of patients treated by CEA and with concomitant contralateral carotid stenosis, regardless its degree of stenosis.

Giant Brachial Aneurysm after Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation: A Review of the Different Surgical Approaches.

The aim of this paper is to describe the case of a patient successfully treated for left brachial arterial aneurysm occurring 15 years after renal transplantation and consequent 8 years after arteriovenous fistula (AVF) ligation. We describe our experience and our surgical approach. A 45-year-old man presented to our attention for a large pulsatile formation on the volatile face of the left forearm, which he reported to have enlarged in the last year.

Multimodal Neurophysiological Monitoring Reduces Shunt Incidence during Carotid Endarterectomy.

Background: The use of shunt during carotid surgery is controversial. Different experiences are found in literature with transcranial Doppler (TCD), electroencephalogram (EEG), stump pressure (SP), and somatosensorial evoked potentials (SSEP).

Methods: We realized a retrospective analysis of patients treated with carotid endarterectomy in our unit in the last 2 years.

Short non-patch arteriotomy in carotid endarterectomy.

Background: Several techniques of carotid endarterectomy have been described and currently used in clinical practice. We describe and report the midterm results of short non-patch arteriotomy technique.

Methods: We analyzed patients treated at our Department for carotid artery stenosis.

An update in varicose vein pathology after ten years of endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) with a 980 nm diode laser: clinical experience of a single center.

Aim: To show our experience in the surgical treatment of superficial vein insufficiency of the lower limbs.

Subjects And Methods: Since 2002 we have performed 659 procedures of endovascular laser therapy (EVLT) (group A) in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency of the great saphenous vein using a 980 nm diode laser. A closely matched group of 100 patients (50 Group A, 50 Group B) with homogeneous clinical findings (CEAP classification) was controlled with a mean follow-up of 18 months in our more recent experience (3 years).

Assessing gastrointestinal symptoms and perception, quality of life, motility, and autonomic neuropathy in clinical studies.

Imprecise characterization of complaints of the upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract puts patients at risks of either a delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis and contributes to an increase in the overall direct and indirect costs of the health system. The current scenario in the case of functional GI diseases originates from at least two conditions: frequency of diseases and bothersome symptoms with an impact on the quality of life (QoL). To make a correct diagnosis is therefore almost mandatory.