[Retrospective analysis of short-term and mid-term results of percutaneous endovascular repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm].

Introduction: Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a modern and, compared to conventional open surgery, less invasive therapeutic strategy with short-term lower morbidity and mortality. The aim of our retrospective analysis was the assessment of safety, technical success, short-term and mid-term results of elective patients scheduled for total percutaneous EVAR implantation (PEVAR).

Material And Methods: One hundred and sixteen consecutive patients (M:F 104:12, age 71±9 years, maximum AAA diameter 60±14mm) underwent elective PEVAR between January 2009 and August 2012.

Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy for treatment of acute transplant renal artery thrombosis.

Acute transplant renal artery thrombosis is a rare complication in kidney transplantation that often leads to renal allograft loss. We present the first case of acute renal artery thrombosis 3 months after kidney transplantation, treated with pharmacomechanical thrombectomy with adjunctive catheter-directed thrombolysis and stent placement. The graft was salvaged with restoration of renal function and renal artery patency at the 3-year follow-up point.

Endovascular treatment of internal carotid and vertebral artery aneurysms using a novel pericardium covered stent.

Intracranial aneurysm is a fairly common (often asymptomatic) condition. Subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with aneurysmal rupture is a potentially lethal event with a mortality rate as high as 50 percent and a high rate of disability among those who survive the initial hemorrhage, such that recently published guidelines support treatment of intracerebral aneurysms. The current treatment options include surgical clipping and endovascular treatment, but these are not without significant problems.