Open and Endovascular Repair of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms.

Background: The purpose of this study was to report midterm outcomes of open repair (OR) or endovascular repair (ER) of popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) and assess if outcomes of patients have changed in the endovascular era.

Methods: This monocentric and retrospective study included all consecutive patients treated for PAA between January 2004 and December 2016. Before 2010, all patients underwent OR, but ER was available since 2010, and the choice between OR or ER was made on the basis of clinical presentation and preoperative morphological assessment.

Zenith Bifurcated Iliac Side Branch Device: Mid-term Results and Assessment of Risk Factors for Intraoperative Thrombosis.

Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the short- and mid-term results of the Zenith bifurcated iliac side branch device (ZBIS) in the treatment of common iliac artery (CIA) aneurysms, and to assess risk factors for intraoperative internal iliac artery (IIA) thrombosis.

Methods: All patients who underwent endovascular treatment of either an isolated CIA aneurysm or an aortoiliac aneurysm using the ZBIS device in the departments of vascular surgery of Strasbourg (France) and Lausanne (Switzerland) between January 2010 and December 2014 were retrospectively collected.

Results: Thirty-one implantations were performed: 30 patients underwent 31 endovascular CIA aneurysm treatments with the ZBIS device.

Learning Curve of Robotic-Assisted Anastomosis: Shorter than the Laparoscopic Technique? An Educational Study.

Background: Achieving aortic anastomosis in laparoscopic surgery remains a technical challenge. The Da Vinci robot could theoretically counteract this issue by minimizing the technical challenge. The aim of this study was to compare the learning curves of performing vascular anastomoses by trainees without any experience using purely laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted techniques.

Promising Results of the Forearm Basilic Fistula Reveal a Worthwhile Option between Radial Cephalic and Brachial Fistula.

Background: Use of the forearm basilic vein for the creation of an arteriovenous fistula has been codified as second-choice vascular access for hemodialysis in the last clinical guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery in 2008. Poor literature data on this technical option and on its evaluation and outcomes led us to initiate a retrospective single-center study.

Methods: We analyzed the outcomes of every arteriovenous fistula using the forearm basilic vein created in our department.