Endovascular Treatment of Descending Thoracic Aortic Pathology: Results of the Regis-TEVAR Study.

Background: Endovascular techniques have become an essential tool for treatment of thoracic aortic pathology. The objective of this study was to analyze indications and results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in vascular surgery units, through a retrospective and multicentric national registry called Regis-TEVAR.

Methods: From 2012 to 2016, a total of 287 patients from 11 vascular surgery units, treated urgently and electively, were recruited consecutively.

Development of a Telemetric System for Postoperative Follow-up of Vascular Surgery Procedures: In Vitro Model.

Background: Because of the unique electromagnetic characteristics of the magnetoelastic microwire, the changes in the pressure of a fluid will provoke a variation of the mechanical pressure on the sensor, which will cause a variation of its magnetization that will be detectable wirelessly. Thus, a wireless system can be developed for following up vascular surgery procedures.

Methods And Results: The sensor consists of a magnetoelastic microwire ring, which was integrated into an in vitro model with pulsatile flow.

Systematic nasogastric tube in aortic surgery: is it necessary?

Background: Routine nasogastric tube (NGT) decompression has been traditionally used to prevent nausea and vomiting after abdominal surgery. Besides, many studies having demonstrated no benefits derived from this practice after an elective laparotomy, little evidence has been published regarding its use in aortic surgery. In this study, we analyze the effects of the selective use of the NGT in patients undergoing infrarenal aortic surgery in our center.

Comparison of popliteal artery aneurysm therapies.

Objective: Surgical treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) has advanced over time. Constant development of new endovascular techniques has converted these into the most attractive methods available today. However, results for each endovascular procedure are still limited, and available data have emerged from studies examining only a small number of cases.

Endovascular treatment of external iliac artery occlusive disease: midterm results.

Purpose: To report midterm outcomes for endovascular treatment of external iliac artery (EIA) occlusive disease and assess possible factors affecting patency.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of 99 consecutive patients (91 men; mean age 67.3 years) with claudication (n=70) or critical limb ischemia (n=29) owing to occlusive EIA disease treated at our center from January 2005 to June 2012.

Cystic adventitial degeneration of the popliteal artery: report on 3 cases and review of the literature.

Background: Cystic adventitial disease (CAD) is a rare, nonatherosclerotic vascular condition predominantly seen in middle-aged men with no cardiovascular risk factors. Three cases have been diagnosed and treated in our institution during the past 8 years. The purpose of this report is to provide an updated literature review of this condition with the addition of 3 new cases.

Is ultrasound follow-up necessary in humero-axillary prosthetic arteriovenous fistulas for haemodialysis?

Aim: To evaluate through a specific trial on vascular access fistulas (T-VAF), the impact of intensive follow-up controls on the permeability of humero-axillary fistulas (Hax-AVF).

Patients And Method: Retrospective study. Between January 2005 and December 2009, 108 Hax-AVF were implanted.