Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg
October 2024
Introduction: The recommendations about the preferred type of elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) still divides guidelines committees, even nowadays. The aim is to assess outcomes after AAA repair focusing on differences between endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and open surgical repair (OSR).
Methods: The observational retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients submitted to elective AAA repair at a tertiary center, 2009-2015.
Introduction: The parallel grafting technique (PGT) is a valuable alternative to prefabricated branched or fenestrated endovascular aortic repair. An often overlooked advantage of PGT is its unique adaptability to different anatomical challenges that might appear intra-operatively.
Report: A 72 year old male patient presented with a 60 mm thoracic aneurysm, 59 mm juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, and 32 mm common iliac aneurysm (CIAA).
Background: The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repairs in Portugal is one of the lowest mentioned in the literature. This phenomenon can be justified either by a low prevalence of the disease or by its low detection rate. To date, the prevalence of the pathology is unknown.
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July 2019
A 59-year-old man was referred with complicated chronic type B aortic dissection. Despite the false lumen's being dominant in terms of caliber and limb perfusion, visceral arteries originated in a 9-mm true lumen. A staged approach was performed: open aortobi-iliac bypass with preservation of both lumens to the infrarenal aorta, with reinforcement of the aorta and anastomosis with Dacron (wrap technique); exclusion of the dissection by endografting all of the false lumen with three successive thoracic endoprostheses; and maintenance of true lumen perfusion using two periscopes with self-expanding nitinol stents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Brachial artery aneurysms are relatively uncommon and generally due to infectious, post-traumatic or iatrogenic etiology. They seem to affect 4.5% of arteriovenous fistula.
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May 2019
Introduction: Hepatic artery aneurysms (HAAs) are rare, representing about 0.1-2% of all arterial aneurysms. They are the second most common splanchnic aneurysms, after splenic artery aneurysms.
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May 2019
Unlabelled: Introduction The rupture of thoracoabdominal aneurysms (rTAA) represents one of the major challenges to the vascular surgeon. Recent developments in the endovascular armamentarium and the high mortality from open surgery make endovascular treatment an attractive option. Devices to be used in an emergency environment should be "off-the-shelf" and include, among others, EVAR snorkel/chimney and branched endoprosthesis (T-branch, Cook®).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) in acute lower limb ischaemia depending on the underlying etiology.
Methods: Retrospective single center analysis of electronic clinical data on patients with acute lower limb ischaemia treated with CDT. Between January 2011 and September 2017, 128 procedures in 106 patients were included.
Vasc Endovascular Surg
April 2018
Injuries of the supra-aortic trunk after blunt chest trauma are rare. This is a case report of a blunt traumatic lesion of the innominate artery (IA) origin that exhibited aortic arch involvement with a focus on imaging and treatment. A 41-year-old fisherman presented an IA injury secondary to a high-impact blunt chest trauma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpinal cord ischemia remains the Achilles' heel of thoracic and thoracoabdominal diseases management. Great improvements in morbidity and mortality have been obtained with the endovascular approach TEVAR (Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair) but this devastating complication continues to severely affect the quality of life, even if the primary success of the procedure - dissection/aneurysm exclusion - has been achieved. Several strategies to deal with this complication have been published in the literature over the time.
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January 2016
Introduction: Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a feared complication following thoracic endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (TEVAR). European Society for Vascular Surgery guidelines suggest lumbar drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in high-risk patients. The institutional protocol proposes as indications for CSF drainage: coverage of Adamkiewicz artery origin (T9-T12), aortic length of coverage >15 cm, compromise of collateral arteries (left subclavian or internal iliac occlusion) and symptomatic SCI.
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January 2016
Introduction: The aortobifemoral bypass (AFB) is one of the best options to revascularize patients with Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease (AIOD). The impact of this procedure in sexual function (SF) is unpredictable, with 0 to 80% of the patients reporting sexual dysfunction (SD) after surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate SD after AFB and to assess the importance of patent hypogastric arteries before the procedure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess endovascular treatment of thoracic aorta diseases in a national centre of angiology and vascular surgery. To quantify the national registry of TEVAR's.
Material And Methods: This unicentric and retrospective study included patients submitted to TEVAR until the end of 2012.
Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc
January 2015
Pelvic congestion syndrome is a common disorder that occurs mainly in young multiparous women. It is characterized by a variable combination of chronic (up to 6 months) not cyclical pain, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, urinary symptoms and constipation, that may be associated to perineal and lower limbs varicose veins, with pelvic origin. We report the clinical case of a 26 year-old female, G0P0, with lower limbs varicose veins.
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January 2015
Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc
June 2015
Objective: Presentation of Onyx outcomes in the embolization of extracranial vascular malformations, regarding the clinical efficacy and safety.
Material And Methods: A 29 years old female patient, with a vascular malformation of the right upper thigh complicated with skin ulcer, healed in 2011, referred for light pain and tension at the site of the lesion. Physical examination revealed a scar of a previous ulcer, extensive venous collateral network and tenuous expandability of the malformation.
Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc
June 2015