Hybrid staged approach to subclavian artery aneurysm repair with aberrant dominant left vertebral artery.

Intrathoracic subclavian aneurysms are a rare entity, accounting for only a small percentage of all repaired aneurysms. These are repaired to alleviate symptoms and prevent complications of rupture, thrombosis and distal embolization. Most of these are amenable to thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR), which has resulted in an associated reduction in operative mortality.

Research Progress in Enzymatically Cross-Linked Hydrogels as Injectable Systems for Bioprinting and Tissue Engineering.

Hydrogels have been developed for different biomedical applications such as in vitro culture platforms, drug delivery, bioprinting and tissue engineering. Enzymatic cross-linking has many advantages for its ability to form gels in situ while being injected into tissue, which facilitates minimally invasive surgery and adaptation to the shape of the defect. It is a highly biocompatible form of cross-linking, which permits the harmless encapsulation of cytokines and cells in contrast to chemically or photochemically induced cross-linking processes.

Endovascular management of extensive iliocaval thrombosis secondary to synchronous uterine myoma compression and May-Thurner syndrome.

This report presents a 42-year-old African American woman with bilateral lower extremity pain, swelling, and paresthesias. Imaging demonstrated a large fibroid uterus with a mass effect in proximity to an iliocaval venous thrombosis. Mechanical thrombectomy was performed with recurrent infrarenal vena cava and bilateral iliac thrombosis, prompting hysterectomy.

Effect of endovenous ablation assessment stratified by great saphenous vein size, gender, clinical severity, and patient-reported outcomes.

Objective: The policies of insurance carriers have used the truncal vein size as a criterion for coverage. The objective of the present study was to compare the effect of great saphenous vein (GSV) size ≥5 mm vs <5 mm on patient presentation and clinical outcomes.

Methods: Patients in a national cohort were prospectively captured in the Vascular Quality Initiative Varicose Vein Registry.

Posterior tibial vein approach to catheter-directed thrombolysis for iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis.

Objective: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) remains a significant cause of morbidity in the American population. Catheter-directed thrombolysis for acute iliofemoral DVT is an effective therapy not only to restore venous patency but also to reduce the development of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), especially in patients with extensive thrombosis involving the iliac and femoral venous segments. We hypothesized that delivery of thrombolytics through an access site in a vein distal to the segments containing thrombus would provide the greatest short- and long-term therapeutic clinical benefit with similar safety and efficacy.