Publications by authors named "E Forcella"
Introduction: ProGlide is a suture-mediated vascular closure device (VCD) indicated for retrograde access closure at the common femoral artery (CFA). However, its off-label use for antegrade and/or superficial femoral artery (SFA) access has become common in many practices. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of ProGlide for femoral artery access closure in patients undergoing antegrade infrainguinal endovascular procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To analyze the perception of vascular surgery trainees from Italian schools of Vascular Surgery regarding the level of practical and theoretical education in venous diseases.
Methods: An anonymous electronic survey was sent to Italian vascular surgery residents affiliated with 19 universities, asking about their training and experience in the management of venous diseases. The survey gathered information on the residents' personal and demographic details, their university's teaching program, operative experience in phlebology, as well as their confidence levels in performing various venous procedures, with the goal of analyzing the training and learning programs provided by Italian vascular surgery schools.
Objective: This single centre, retrospective study (2014 - 2022) on juxta-, pararenal, or thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms treated by fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR) was conducted to investigate the clinical impact and determinants of fenestration to target vessel misalignment in FEVAR.
Methods: Pre-operative supracoeliac, pararenal, and infrarenal aortic angles were measured on three dimensional computed tomography angiography (CTA) reconstructions. Two components of misalignment were measured on the first post-operative CTA: horizontal misalignment (angle between the fenestration and the target vessel ostium on perpendicular CTA cuts) and vertical misalignment (vertical distance between the fenestration and the target vessel at its origin).
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how a narrow paravisceral aorta (NPA) affects the stability of target vessels (TVI) after undergoing fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair for aortic aneurysms.
- A total of 142 patients were analyzed, with 70% having NPA, and both groups displayed high rates of technical success and low mortality within 30 days.
- The long-term freedom from TVI at 4 years was similar for patients with and without NPA, although having an NPA less than 20 mm and a significant angulation (>30°) was linked to a higher risk of TVI specifically in the FEVAR subgroup.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the outcomes of primary determinate and indeterminate target vessel endoleaks (TVELs) after fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair (F-BEVAR).
Methods: We conducted a single-center retrospective study (2014-2023) on F-BEVAR for thoracoabdominal (TAAAs) or pararenal aortic aneurysms (PRAAs). TVELs were classified as "primary" if present at the first postoperative computed tomography angiogram.