Dynamic Computed Tomography Angiography as Imaging Method for Endoleak Classification after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: A Case Series and Systematic Review of the Literature.

Introduction: This study evaluated our experience with dynamic computed tomography angiography (dCTA) as a diagnostic tool after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) with respect to the endoleak classification and the available literature.

Methods: We reviewed all patients who underwent dCTA because of suspected endoleaks after the EVAR and classified the endoleaks in these patients based on standard CTA (sCTA) and dCTA. We systematically reviewed all available publications that investigated the diagnostic accuracy of dCTA compared with other imaging techniques.

A stable aneurysm sac after endovascular aneurysm repair as a predictor for mortality: An in-depth analysis.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the long-term survival of patients with a stable aneurysm sac vs those with aneurysm sac regression after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and to identify the independent risk factors for aneurysm sac regression and mortality after EVAR.

Methods: We reviewed all the patients who had undergone EVAR from 2005 to 2018 with computed tomography angiography available at 1 year of follow-up. Aneurysm sac regression was defined as a diameter decrease of >10%.

Inflammation and TGF-β Signaling Differ between Abdominal Aneurysms and Occlusive Disease.

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), are usually asymptomatic until rupture causes fatal bleeding, posing a major vascular health problem. AAAs are associated with advanced age, male gender, and cardiovascular risk factors (e.g.

Acute severe abdominal pain in a young woman caused by a well-differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the peritoneum.

Acute abdominal pain is a common symptom in young women. We describe a patient with acute illness and severe lower abdominal pain. Laboratory tests were normal except for mildly deranged inflammatory markers.