Intra-Sac Injection of Thrombin During Endovascular Aneurysm Repair to Remedy Type II Endoleak and Promote Sac Shrinkage.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of intra-sac thrombin injection to remedy type II endoleaks (T2ELs) during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).

Materials And Methods: 224 cases abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) were treated with EVAR. For the 52 cases of intra-operative type II endoleaks and 8 cases of ruptured AAAs, after the grafts were deployed, thrombin was injected into the aneurysm sac through a preset catheter.

Comparison of complete multi-level vs. iliac-only revascularization for concomitant iliac and superficial femoral artery occlusive disease.

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of complete multi-level vs. iliac-only revascularization for the treatment of concomitant iliac and superficial femoral artery (SFA) occlusive disease.

Methods: A total of 139 consecutive adult patients with severe stenosis and occlusive iliac and SFA disease with Rutherford categories 2-5 underwent multi-level ( = 71) and iliac-only ( = 68) revascularization at the Department of Intervention Vascular Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, and Aerospace Center Hospital, between March 2015 and June 2017.

[Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty versus stent implantation for treatment of femoral and popliteal artery lesion resulted from arteriosclerosis obliterans].

Objective: To study the clinical effects of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) versus stent implantation (ST) after PTA for the treatment of femoral and popliteal artery lesion resulted from arteriosclerosis obliterans.

Methods: One hundred and three patients (119 limbs) treated for femoral and popliteal artery lesion resulted from arteriosclerosis obliterans for ten years were reviewed, of whom 60 limbs were treated by PTA and the other 47 by PTA combined with stent implantation.

Results: Among the 60 limbs of the PTA group, there were 22 limbs involved only in femoral and popliteal artery; 13 limbs combined with iliac artery lesion; 17 limbs combined with infrapopliteal artery lesion; 8 limbs combined with iliac and infrapopliteal artery lesion.

[Relative factors of type II endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair].

Objective: To study the relative factors of type II endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Methods: Twenty-eight cases of abdominal aortic aneurysms treated by EVAR were retrospectively analyzed. The characteristics of the inferior mesentery arteries (IMA), the arc Riolan and the lumbar arteries of the cases with or without type II endoleak were analyzed.

[Comparison of the clinical efficacy of endovascular reconstruction versus bypass surgery for transatlantic inter-society consensus II C/D femoropopliteal artery lesion resulted from arteriosclerosis obliterans].

Objective: To study the clinical effects of endovascular reconstruction versus bypass surgery for TASC II(trans-atlantic inter-society consensus II) C/D femoropopliteal artery lesion resulted from arteriosclerosis obliterans.

Methods: One hundred and three patients(119 limbs)accepted bypass surgery or endovascular therapy for TASCII C/D femoropopliteal artery lesion between January 2002 and December 2012 at our institution were retrospectively assessed.All the patients were diagnosed with arteriosclerosis obliterins, and all their Rutherford classifications were from 2 to 5 degrees.

Chemical lumbar sympathectomy in the treatment of idiopathic livedo reticularis.

Objective: Livedo reticularis (LR) is a reticulated discoloration of the skin, particularly on lower extremities. Few treatment options are reported. This study investigated the efficacy and safety of chemical lumbar sympathectomy (CLS) in idiopathic LR.

[Successful endovascular repair of isolated iliac aneurysm and reserving the internal iliac artery with fenestrated covered stent].

Isolated iliac aneurysm is rare and difficult for surgery repair because it locates in the deep pelvis. Endovascular repair is preferred currently, and internal iliac artery is generally embolized in order to avoid the endoleak. Embolization of the internal iliac artery can lead to the complications such as buttock claudication, colon ischaemia and erectile dysfunction.

[Comparison of surgical thrombectomy and interventional thrombectomy for acute deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremity].

Objective: To study the short- and long-term results for acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremity treated by surgical thrombectomy and interventional thrombectomy.

Methods: One hundred and thirty-six acute DVT cases treated by surgical thrombectomy or interventional thrombectomy from March 2000 to August 2008 were reviewed. There were 80 patients treated by surgical thrombectomy.