Hybrid management of iliac injury during thoracic endovascular aortic repair: A case report.

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair is nowadays the preferred option to manage descending thoracic aorta diseases. However, despite feasibility and safety of the procedures, several complications may occur. We report the case of an 83-year-old female patient with inadvertent iliac rupture occurred during thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Different methods of bone marrow harvesting influence cell characteristics and purity, affecting clinical outcomes.

Background: Bone marrow (BM)-derived stem cells were implanted to induce angiogenesis in patients with no-option critical limb-threatening ischemia. Considering the potential for this therapy, conflicting results related to BM harvesting methods have been reported that could affect stem cell concentrations and quality.

Methods: A total of 75 patients with no-option critical limb-threatening ischemia were treated with BM implantation.

Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Patients With Critical Limb Ischaemia not Eligible for Revascularization: A Single Centre Experience.

We evaluated the use of autologus bone marrow stem cells transplantation in patients with critical limb ischaemia (CLI) not eligible for revascularization. Eighty consecutive patients candidate to amputation were enrolled in a single-centre retrospective study. The primary endpoint was defined as the amputation-free rate from stem cells transplantation.

Chronic abdominal aortic rupture mimicking femoral neuropathy.

Chronic-contained rupture of an aortic aneurysm is a rare subset of ruptured aneurysms. The presentation is unusual, and the diagnosis is frequently delayed. Here, we describe a case of contained rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm that presented with signs and symptoms of femoral neuropathy.

How the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Patients' Hospital Admission and Care in the Vascular Surgery Divisions of the Southern Regions of the Italian Peninsula.

Background: To investigate the effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on the vasculopathic population. Methods: The Divisions of Vascular Surgery of the southern Italian peninsula joined this multicenter retrospective study. Each received a 13-point questionnaire investigating the hospitalization rate of vascular patients in the first 11 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the preceding 11 months.

Combined Treatment With Carotid Endoarterectomy and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Single-Institutional Experience in 222 Patients.

Introduction: Carotid atherosclerotic disease is a known independent risk factor of post operative stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The best management of concomitant coronary artery disease and carotid artery disease remains debated. Current strategies include simultaneous carotid endoarterectomy (CEA) and CABG, staged CEA followed by CABG, staged CABG followed by CEA, staged transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TF-CAS) followed by CABG, simultaneous TF-CAS and CABG and transcarotid artery stenting.

Intramural haematoma of the thoracic aorta: A case series.

We reported four cases of intramural haematoma of the descending thoracic aorta. Four patients, aged 55-82 years, hypertensive, were transferred from the emergency room of other hospitals due to the appearance of epigastric pain and left thorax pain. All patients underwent computed tomography angiography reporting the presence of intramural haematoma.

Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma: The utility of CT angiography.

We described the utility of computed tomography (CT) angiography in detection of bleeding vessels for a rapid percutaneous arterial embolization of the spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma. A 70-year-old woman comes to our attention with acute abdominal pain and a low hemoglobin level. An unenhanced CT was performed demonstrating a large rectus sheath hematoma.

Endovascular treatment of persistent sciatic artery aneurysm with the multilayer stent.

Purpose: To describe the successful management of a symptomatic persistent sciatic artery (PSA) aneurysm using the Multilayer Aneurysm Repair System (MARS).

Case Report: A 50-year-old man with history of smoking, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia suddenly developed pain in the buttock radiating to the left lower limb, mimicking sciatica. The ∼57×54-mm incomplete type PSA aneurysm was treated with two 14×80- and 14×60-mm MARS devices through a surgical left axillary artery access.