Testicular Pain as A Warning Symptom of a Symptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Case Report and Review of The Literature.

Background: Isolated testicular pain is an unusual clinical presentation of symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). We present two patients hemodynamically stable with an isolated acute testicular pain related to an AAA and a review of the published literature up to present.

Methods: Two adult-old males with an acute isolated testicular pain presented to the emergency department.

Changing trends in inferior vena cava filter indication for venous thromboembolism over the last two decades: a retrospective observational study.

Background: The present study aimed to evaluate changes in the incidence, patients' profile and indications of inferior vena cava filters at a single center over the past two decades.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 187 consecutive patients with a venous thromboembolism requiring a filter at a tertiary hospital between 1999-2018. Within this period the availability of retrievable filters (since 2007) and the withdrawal of filter indication for recurrent venous thromboembolism from guidelines (since 2008) may have contributed to change practice patterns.

Treatment of arteriovenous haemodialysis graft thrombosis associated to venous anastomotic stenosis by surgical thrombectomy, covered stenting and high-pressure angioplasty.

Introduction/objective: The NKF-K/DOQI guidelines recommend that the repermeabilisation of thrombosed arteriovenous (AV) grafts for haemodialysis must achieve positive results in 40% at 3 months, if it is performed by endovascular technique, or 50% at 6 months and 40% at one year if it is performed by surgical procedure. This study assesses the results of a hybrid treatment (minimally invasive surgical and endovascular treatment) of AV graft thrombosis associated to venous anastomotic stenosis.

Patients And Method: Between 2008 and 2012, 27 consecutive patients underwent surgery (average age: 69.

The use of the CUSUM chart method for surveillance of learning effects and quality of care in endovascular procedures.

Introduction: Quality of care and learning effect surveillance are two mandatory responsibilities within a changing therapeutical paradigm. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and value of CUSUM chart method in assessing performance in consecutive endovascular procedures done by vascular surgeons of a single department on aorto-iliac, femoropopliteal and renal artery occlusive disease.

Material And Method: Data were collected in 405 consecutive patients, scheduled for endovascular intervention of aorto-iliac (n = 131, 32.