Introduction: Recent data suggests that infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) endovascular repair (EVAR) with large diameter grafts (LGs) may have a higher risk of endoleak and reintervention. However, this has not been studied extensively for fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (fEVAR). We, therefore, sought to evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing fEVAR with large-diameter endografts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous studies identified gender disparities in surgical conference presenters and moderators. We sought to assess disparities in the representation of women in terms of speakers and moderators, but with particular emphasis on panels and topics of discussion at vascular surgery conferences.
Methods: Data regarding presenters and moderators from the Southern Association of Vascular Surgery, Western Vascular Society, Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, and Society for Vascular Surgery conferences was obtained from online meeting archives and via email correspondence.
Objective: The purpose of this narrative review is to provide the vascular surgery community with updated recommendations and information regarding the use of Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) for both the prevention and treatment of chronic pain and phantom limb pain occurring in patients after undergoing lower extremity amputation for peripheral artery disease.
Methods: Current available literature discussing TMR is reviewed and included in the article in order to provide a succinct overview on the indications, clinical applications, and surgical technique for TMR. Additionally, early studies showing favorable long-term results after TMR are discussed.