Mesenteric Artery Stenosis is a Risk Factor for Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery.

Objective: Anastomotic leakage (AL) after colorectal surgery leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. Theoretically, compromised blood flow caused by mesenteric artery (MA) stenosis may create suboptimal healing conditions at the anastomotic site, increasing susceptibility to AL. The association between MA stenosis on pre-operative computed tomography (CT) scans and AL in patients undergoing colorectal surgery was investigated.

Mesenteric vascular treatment 2016: from open surgical repair to endovascular revascularization.

The rise of endovascular techniques has improved the outcome of mesenteric ischemia. Key principle in reduction of morbidity and mortality is "revascularization first, resection later". We believe that mesenteric ischemia is a clinical challenge demanding 24/7 multidisciplinary team availability.

Association study of single nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosome 19q13 with abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a complex disorder in which environmental and genetic factors play a role in pathogenesis. Linkage to 2 adjacent loci on 19q13 in familiar AAA was previously demonstrated. We studied whether genetic variation within these regions predisposes to AAA.

Tissue engineering of blood vessels: characterization of smooth-muscle cells for culturing on collagen-and-elastin-based scaffolds.

Tissue engineering offers the opportunity to develop vascular scaffolds that mimic the morphology of natural arteries. We have developed a porous three-dimensional scaffold consisting of fibres of collagen and elastin interspersed together. Scaffolds were obtained by freeze-drying a suspension of insoluble type I collagen and insoluble elastin.