Outcomes of the Repair of 1000 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in the Endovascular Era.

Background: To analyze the outcome of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair with elective open surgery (OS) versus endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and assess the predictors of survival.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was made of 1000 AAA treated between January 1998 and November 2014 (68.1% OS and 31.

Outcomes of the Endovascular Treatment of Stenotic Lesions versus Chronic Total Occlusions in the Iliac Sector.

Background: This study compares outcomes of the endovascular treatment (EVT) of iliac artery occlusive disease according to whether the treated lesion is a stenosis or a chronic total occlusion (CTO).

Methods: Patients undergoing EVT from 2003 to 2013 for iliac artery occlusive disease were identified and the lesions treated stratified into stenotic (Group 1, n = 375) or CTO (Group 2, n = 87). Patients were followed clinically and hemodynamically (thigh-brachial index, TBI).

Impact of the Repositionable C3 Excluder System on the Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms With Unfavorable Neck Anatomy.

Purpose: To analyze the midterm clinical outcomes among patients with favorable and unfavorable neck morphology for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), specifically the impact of the repositionable C3 Excluder stent-graft on type I endoleak in patients with unfavorable neck.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of 249 patients (mean age 74.3 years; 241 men) who underwent successful EVAR from January 2000 to December 2014 using either the traditional Excluder (n=140) or the C3 repositionable system (n=109).

Clinical Outcomes after Endovascular Treatment Failure in Patients with Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease.

Background: To analyze the clinical impact derived from endovascular treatment failure on patients with femoropopliteal occlusive disease (FPOD) regarding their preoperative clinical stage.

Methods: Retrospective review for primary endovascular procedures for FPOD from 2008 to 2013. Primary end point included clinical deterioration defined as acute limb ischemia (ALI) or clinical worsening by, at least, one Rutherford's classification category, related to procedure's failure (restenosis >70% or occlusion).

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.

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.