One-Year Outcomes after Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Repair: Is Endovascular Aortic Repair the Best Choice? A Single-Center Experience.

Background: Treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAAs) is still burdened by high morbidity and mortality. Although endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) offers encouraging results in elective setting, its role as first-line strategy to treat rAAA is still debated. Our aim was to compare early and late outcomes in patients undergoing open surgical repair (OSR) versus EVAR for rAAAs.

Therapeutical Options in the Management of Carotid Dissection.

Background: The best management of carotid artery dissection (CAD) is still controversial ranging from antiplatelet medication to open surgery or endovascular treatment. In this retrospective study, we assessed the safety and efficacy of endovascular stent angioplasty for the treatment of CAD.

Methods: From February 2006 to February 2016, 44 patients (28 women and 16 men, age range 25-65 years, mean 42) with CAD were included in this study.