Feasibility and safety of endovascular treatment for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Objective: Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a recently discovered syndrome mainly due to stenoses of internal jugular (IJV) and/or azygos (AZ) veins. The present study retrospectively evaluates the feasibility and safety of endovascular treatment for CCSVI in a cohort of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Methods: From September 2010 to October 2012, 1202 consecutive patients were admitted to undergo phlebograpy ± endovascular treatment for CCSVI.

Spontaneous rupture of the superficial femoral artery treated via an endovascular approach.

Isolated spontaneous rupture of the superficial femoral artery is very uncommon. To our knowledge, only 5 other cases have been reported in the medical literature. Herein, we report the case of an 86-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital with a 4-day history of progressive swelling of the left thigh.

Indications and results of endovenous laser tratment (EVLT) for greater saphenous vein incompetentce. Our experience.

Aim: Endovenous laser treatment (EVLT) seems to be a safe and less invasive method for the treatment of the great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence. The aim of our study was to evaluate the indications and results of EVLT.

Methods: Between January 2003 and October 2004, 77 patients (55 C3 and 22 C4) underwent EVLT.

Management of acute lower limb ischemia following percutaneous arterial closure device application: our experience.

Introduction: The Authors report their experience in the management of acute lower limb ischemia following percutaneous arterial closure device application.

Patient And Methods: Five patients required an emergency vascular operations for acute lower limb ischemia. The symptoms onset was < 1 hour in 1 case, 4-12 hours in 2 cases and > 24-36 hours in 2 cases.