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Use of carbon dioxide for therapeutic decision-making in endoleaks: a case report

Abstract Endovascular aneurysm repair is currently the most frequently treatment modality for infrarenal aortic aneurysms. Endoleaks are the most common cause of reintervention after endovascular aneurysm repair. It is often unclear which type of endoleak is the correct diagnose, making the treatment dec...

Tratamento de aneurismas de artéria esplênica e renal no mesmo tempo operatório: relato de caso e revisão

Resumo Aneurismas de artérias viscerais e renais são raros (0,01 a 2%) e seu risco de ruptura varia entre os diferentes tipos e de acordo com sua anatomia e contexto do paciente (comorbidades, gravidez e histórico de transplante hepático). A mortalidade decorrente da ruptura desses aneurismas é em t...

Dual endovascular repair (coils and stent) of a true aneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery

Abstract We report a case of an asymptomatic gastroduodenal artery aneurysm diagnosed in a 39 year-old woman. An abdominal ultrasound study showed an aneurysmal dilatation of the gastroduodenal artery with 2 x 2 cm diameter. To confirm this finding, she then underwent a computed tomography scan of the ab...

Embolización de un aneurisma micótico de la arteria mesentérica superior: reporte de un caso

Rev. cir. (Impr.); 71 (6), 2019
Resumen Objetivo: Presentar un caso clínico infrecuente, con una resolución novedosa. Caso Clínico: Paciente con aneurisma micótico de la arteria mesentérica superior manejado satisfactoriamente en forma endovascular. Los aneurismas micóticos viscerales son entidades infrecuentes, con alta morbim...

Endovascular treatment of the ascending aorta: is this the last frontier in aortic surgery?

Abstract Regardless the successful treatment of the descending aorta with endovascular prosthesis, for the ascending aorta segment, because of several anatomic and physiologic issues, this technique has been considered an alternative only for high-risk or inoperable patients. Despite restricted indicatio...

Técnica del debranching híbrido tipo I del arco aórtico sin circulación extracorpórea

Rev. argent. cir; 111 (4), 2019
Los aneurismas del cayado aórtico representan un desafío, ya que el involucramiento de sus grandes ramas exige una técnica quirúrgica compleja. A partir de la aparición del tratamiento endovascular, una alternativa desarrollada en los últimos años para abordar el cayado aórtico consistió en el t...

Endovascular closure of patent foramen ovale: a critical appraisal of published trials

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (10), 2019
ABSTRACT The treatment of cryptogenic stroke patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is controversial. A critical review of these studies is presented. Methods A description of all trials comparing medical and endovascular treatment with closing devices is given. Additional pertinent studies are dis...

Manejo de un aneurisma infeccioso

Rev. cir. (Impr.); 71 (5), 2019
Resumen Introducción: Los aneurismas infecciosos constituyen una patología poco frecuente y se caracterizan por presentar infección de la pared del vaso implicado. El mejor tratamiento no está definitivamente establecido. Objetivo: Describir un caso de aneurisma infeccioso con manejo endovascular. ...

Bilateral Transverse Sinus Angioplasty for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Case Report and Literature Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (3), 2019
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease characterized by an increase in intracranial pressure, without presence of parenchymal lesions or hydrocephalus that justify it. Over 90% of cases there is association with stenosis of the dural venous sinuses. It is characterized by headache, tinid...

Angiographic Findings in Refractory Delayed Cerebral Ischemia

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (3), 2019
Background Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) follows a refractory course in a subgroup of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), leading to diffuse ischemic injury. The role of angiographic vasospasm (AV) is unknown. Our goal is to study the angiographic alterations and the clinical profil...