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An International Delphi Consensus on Diagnostic Criteria for Buerger's Disease.
Ann Vasc Surg
September 2022
Portiuncula University Hospital, Soalta University Health Care Group, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland. Electronic address:
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.
Milestones in thromboangiitis obliterans: a position paper of the VAS-European independent foundation in angiology/vascular medicine.
Int Angiol
October 2021
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Even 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 PDFCoil embolization and surgical removal of carotid body paraganglioma.
J Craniofac Surg
May 2013
Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Mekur, Zagreb, Croatia.
Carotid body paraganglioma has considerable malignant potential and locally aggressive behavior, so it should be treated as soon as it is discovered.We report the case of 60-year-old male patient with a carotid body paraganglioma (Shamblin group II) that was causing the carotid arteries to spread. Angiography showed 1 dominant feeding artery arising from the right external carotid artery.
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