Publications by authors named "Vimalin Samuel"
Objectives: Embolizing an abdominal aortic aneurysm sac through a transcaval approach is a novel approach to treat type-II endoleaks that occur following aortic endografting. This study reviews the outcomes of this treatment in one of the few centres in Australia that offers this procedure.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted, including patients who had received transcaval embolisation of type-II endoleak over a 9-year period.
Article Synopsis
- Buerger's disease (BD) is a serious condition that requires early diagnosis for effective treatment, but there’s no universally accepted method for diagnosing it due to varied criteria used by different vascular centers.
- A recent Delphi Consensus Study highlighted the lack of consensus on BD diagnostic criteria, particularly beyond the requirement of a history of smoking, making it hard to compare patient outcomes globally.
- The VAS-European Independent Foundation has proposed that a definitive BD diagnosis should include a history of smoking, typical angiographic and histopathological features, and suggests using a combination of major and minor criteria for suspected diagnoses, with validation studies currently in progress.
Article Synopsis
- Buerger's disease (BD) is challenging to diagnose due to a lack of universally accepted criteria, making proper identification difficult.
- A modified Delphi consensus study involving 29 experts sought to establish a more definitive set of diagnostic criteria for BD, ultimately leading to the acceptance of several key factors such as a history of tobacco use and certain physical symptoms.
- The study highlighted significant discrepancies in existing diagnostic criteria and emphasized the need for a standardized approach to diagnosing BD in clinical settings.
Purpose: Determination of oxygen concentration in tissues affected by chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) has shown inconsistent results over the years and has confounded the pathophysiology of venous diseases. This study measured transcutaneous partial oxygen pressure (TcPO) levels in patients with CVI to assess oxygenation and variation in oxygenation according to CVI stage. Materials and.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEven today thromboangiitis obliterans has disease features that remain misunderstood or underappreciated. The epidemiology, etiology and pathophysiology of the disease are still unclear. Biomarkers and disease activity markers are lacking, thus clinical assessment is difficult.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The use of drug coated balloon (DCB) for angioplasty has shown superior efficacy against plain balloons for treating complex infrainguinal arterial disease. We report and compare the clinical outcomes following application of DCB(Paclitaxel) and plain angioplasty (POBA) in our tertiary care centre.
Methods: A retrospective, single centre analysis of 301 patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia involving the infrainguinal segment was conducted between September 2014 and September 2018, after approval from the Institutional review board.
Background: Arterial revascularization is seldom considered as a treatment option in thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) due to diffuse segmental involvement of medium- and small-sized extremity vessels. Although typical angiographic features include bilaterally symmetrical involvement of infrapopliteal vessels, larger vessels too can be affected. Similarly, there could be distal target vessels feasible for revascularization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTubular adenomas are rare benign epithelial tumors of the breast. Only a handful of cases have been reported in literature. We describe a very rare case of a giant tubular adenoma with a concurrent fibroadenoma in a young woman.
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