Relationship between great saphenous vein recanalization, venous symptoms reappearance, and varicose veins recurrence rates after endovenous radiofrequency ablation.

The term "recurrence" in chronic venous disease remains not yet well defined, despite numerous reports describing patterns and causes of the presence of recurrent varicose veins (RVVs). Moreover, saphenous trunk recanalization (STR) has also been documented as one of the major source of RVVs and it is widely used to indicate the "failure" of endovenous ablation. Finally, reappearance of venous symptoms (VSym) should be considered to reach a complete "recurrence" evaluation.

Saphenous vein ablation with a new cyanoacrylate glue device: a systematic review on 1000 cases.

Background: To review published evidence regarding an n-butyl-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) injection device for great (GSV) and small (SSV) saphenous vein incompetence in terms of occlusion rate, postoperative complications and quality of life improvement.

Material And Methods: International bibliographic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus) were searched to identify possible target articles. The only inclusion criterion was the use of the Variclose system (Biolas, Ankara, Turkey) for superficial vein insufficiency.

Endovascular Treatment of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms: A Word of Caution after Long-Term Follow-up.

Background: The aim of this work was to evaluate the long-term patency of endografting in the treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) and to identify which factors may be predictors of graft occlusion.

Methods: All the patients who underwent endovascular repair of PAA were analyzed from 2006 until 2014 on the basis of symptoms, comorbidities, limb salvage, and long-term patency. The predictive value of the different variables was assessed in univariate analysis for primary patency and, for factors resulted significant, a multivariate analysis was performed.

Ten years of endovascular aortic arch repair.

Purpose: To evaluate a 10-year single-center experience of arch endovascular aortic repair (AEVAR) using the hybrid approach.

Methods: Between 1999 and 2009, 311 patients were treated with endografts for thoracic aortic pathologies. The aortic arch was involved in 116 (37.

Evaluation of a new disease-specific endovascular device for type B aortic dissection.

Objective: The study objective was to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and early technical and clinical success rate of a new endovascular device specifically designed for aortic dissection that has recently become available in Europe.

Methods: From June of 2005 to the present, the Zenith Dissection Endovascular System (William Cook Europe, Bjaerverskov, Denmark) was used in 11 selected patients (all male, with a median age of 58 years [range, 45-76 years]) with type B chronic aortic dissection with a compression or collapse of the true lumen. All procedures were performed under general anesthesia with preoperative cerebrospinal fluid drainage in 4 patients.

Distal embolization and proximal stent-graft deployment: a dual approach to endovascular treatment of ruptured superior gluteal artery aneurysm.

Aneurysmal disease of the hypogastric branches is rare; it may be life-threatening, and the treatment is often challenging. Herein, we report the case of an 81-year-old man with arterial hypertension, obesity, renal insufficiency, and psychiatric disorders who was emergently admitted for a symptomatic ruptured aneurysm of a hypogastric arterial branch, as seen on magnetic resonance angiography. Endovascular treatment was performed by means of a dual approach: distal embolization with microspheres and Gianturco coils, followed by proximal complete exclusion via deployment of a stent-graft in the common iliac artery.

Aorto-iliac aneurysm associated with congenital pelvic kidney: a short series of successful open repairs under hypothermic selective renal perfusion.

The occurrence of congenital pelvic kidney (cPK) during aorto-iliac aneurysm repair is an extremely unusual finding. We report a series of four patients with aorto-iliac aneurysm and associated cPK who underwent aorto-iliac repair at our institution over the last 10 years. Aorto-iliac aneurysm repair under cPK selective hypothermic perfusion was successfully accomplished in all cases.

Hybrid repair of an aortic arch aneurysm with complex anatomy: right aortic arch and anomalous origin of supra-aortic vessels.

We performed a one-stage hybrid surgical and endovascular procedure to manage a 6.5-cm right aortic arch aneurysm associated with anomalous origin of the supra-aortic vessels in a 70-year-old man. Complete surgical rerouting of the supra-aortic vessels was followed by the endovascular repair of the right aortic arch aneurysm with a Zenith TX2 stent graft (Cook, Bloomington, Ind) and Z-track plus introducer system.

Hybrid approach to thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with prior aortic surgery.

Objective: The hybrid approach to the repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA), consisting of visceral aortic debranching with retrograde revascularization of the splanchnic and renal arteries and aneurysm exclusion using stent grafts, has been previously described and may be considered particularly appealing in high-risk patients, especially those who have undergone prior aortic surgery. This study analyzed prospectively recorded data of a series of high-risk patients with prior aortic surgery who underwent hybrid TAAA repair at our institute and contrasted the outcomes with those of a similar group of patients who underwent conventional open TAAA repair.

Methods: Between 2001 and 2006, 13 patients (12 men) with a median age of 69.