Background: Morbid obesity can pose unique challenges in the endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular diseases, particularly in the management of ruptured aneurysms.
Case Description: This technical report discusses the challenges faced during the treatment of a ruptured aneurysm in a morbidly obese patient with a body mass index of 101. The technical adaptations used included the utilization of Dyna CT for routine imaging, vacuum assist devices for patient transfer, and a transradial approach to avoid groin complications. The technical adaptations used in the management of the ruptured aneurysm in the morbidly obese patient were effective in overcoming the challenges posed by the patient's obesity.
Conclusion: This technical report and literature review can serve as a guide for physicians treating morbidly obese patients with cerebrovascular diseases. Utilization of advanced technology and innovative approaches can aid in overcoming the challenges posed by obesity and improving patient outcomes.
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Acta Neurochir (Wien)
January 2025
Division of Neuroradiology and Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada.
Purpose: It was noticed that anterior choroidal artery (AChoA) aneurysms appear to rupture at relatively smaller sizes compared with aneurysms in other intracranial locations, based on anecdotal clinical experience. We therefore aimed to compare ruptured AChoA aneurysms with other ruptured aneurysms in other intracranial locations, pertaining to aneurysm dimensions. This may help in finding out if the rupture risk stratification, based on the amalgamation of aneurysms of multiple locations in one group, precisely estimates aneurysm rupture risk.
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December 2024
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Background: There are sex disparities in the risk of ruptured intracranial aneurysm (IA), but which sex-specific factors are related to ruptured IA remains inconclusive.
Methods: Data from electronic medical records from two tertiary hospitals, collected between January 2012 and December 2019, were analyzed for this study. All IAs were confirmed by computed tomographic angiography or digital subtraction angiography.
J Vasc Surg
January 2025
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Electronic address:
Objective: Post-repair surveillance of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is critical for detecting potential complications. Substantial loss to follow-up has been reported in populations undergoing elective endovascular aortic repair (EVAR); however, there is limited data on follow-up rate among patients presenting with rupture. Thus, we investigated follow-up trends and factors influencing retention at a major academic referral center with a wide service area.
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January 2025
Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
: The parallel stent graft endovascular aortic repair (PGEVAR) technique is an off-the-shelf option used for elective complex abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with acceptable outcome results, as reported so far. The PGEVAR technique, using chimney or periscope parallel grafts, can also be used for patients with ruptured complex abdominal aortic aneurysms. However, only few data about the mid- to long-term outcomes are available.
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December 2024
Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
: We aimed to predict patient-specific rupture risks and growth behaviors in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients using biomechanical evaluation with finite element analysis to establish an additional AAA repair threshold besides diameter and sex. : A total of 1219 patients treated between 2005 and 2024 (conservative and repaired AAAs) were screened for a pseudo-prospective single-center study. A total of 15 ruptured (rAAA) vs.
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