Editor's Choice - Nationwide Analysis of Patients Undergoing Iliac Artery Aneurysm Repair in the Netherlands.

Objective: The new 2019 guideline of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) recommends consideration for elective iliac artery aneurysm (eIAA) repair when the iliac diameter exceeds 3.5 cm, as opposed to 3.0 cm previously.

Interposition grafting of large extracranial carotid aneurysm.

Extracranial carotid aneurysms are a rare entity and carry an inherent risk of thromboembolic complications. Treatment options consist of endovascular and conventional surgical techniques. We describe the cases of 3 patients who were treated with an interposition graft for a large extracranial carotid aneurysm.

Measurement of health-related quality of life with the Dutch translated Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire before and after treatment.

Objective: This clinical trial evaluated the use of the Dutch translated Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ) and SF-36 before and after treatment in patients with clinical-severity classes 1-6 venous disease of the lower limb.

Methods: A total of 145 patients with symptomatic venous disease of the leg were included. Numbers of patients were evenly distributed among the six clinical-severity classes 1-6 (clinical, aetiology, anatomy and pathophysiology; CEAP).

Reliability and validity of the Dutch translated Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire.

Objective: To evaluate reliability and validity of the Dutch translated Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ) for measuring health related quality of life (HR-QOL) in patients with venous disease in the lower limb.

Methods: The AVVQ consists of 13 questions related varicose veins. This study assessed feasibility, reliability and validity of the Dutch translated AVVQ in a sample of 145 patients with venous disease of the leg.

Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with concomitant common iliac artery aneurysm: outcome analysis of the EUROSTAR Experience.

Background: To compare outcomes following endovascular repair in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients with and without concomitant iliac artery aneurysm disease.

Methods: Data on patient characteristics and risk factors, aneurysm morphology, interventional details, complications, and mortality were retrieved from the EUROSTAR registry database for the period from October 1996 to November 2006. AAA patients without concomitant iliac aneurysm disease (group I, n = 6286) were compared to 1268 patients with aneurysmal iliac vessels (group II) regarding mortality, device-related complications, and need for secondary interventions.

Initial experiences in endovenous treatment of saphenous vein reflux.

Introduction: The most common site of venous reflux is the long saphenous vein (LSV). The preferred treatment for reflux in the LSV is surgical stripping of the LSV. However, the complications of surgical stripping are well documented and undesirable.

Endoscopic versus open subfascial division of incompetent perforating veins in the treatment of venous leg ulceration: long-term follow-up.

Purpose: Subfascial division of incompetent perforating veins seems to be a successful treatment for patients with venous leg ulceration (CEAP 6). For postoperative wound complications, endoscopic techniques are more common than open subfascial division of incompetent perforating veins (Linton procedure). We investigated the long-term results of ulcer healing and recurrence rates and compared them with preoperative and postoperative duplex findings.