Results: 110

Outcomes of surgery for patients with Behcet's disease causing aortic pseudoaneurysm: a shift from open surgery to endovascular repair

Clinics; 71 (6), 2016
OBJECTIVES: Behcet’s disease is a form of systematic vasculitis that affects vessels of various sizes. Aortic pseudoaneurysm is one of the most important causes of death among patients with Behcet’s disease due to its high risk of rupture and associated mortality. Our study aimed to investiga...

Opiniones, comentarios y resumen final relacionados con un aneurisma de la aorta abdominal
Opinions, comments and final summary related with a abdominal aorta aneurysm

El paciente es del sexo masculino, de 52 años de edad, con antecedentes de buena salud. Solo hipertensión arterial (HTA) con tratamiento y compensado. Presentó dolor abdominal frecuente y trastornos digestivos. Se le realizó una ultrasonografía y le detectaron una dilatación aneurismática por lo q...

Alterations of blood flow pattern after triple stent endovascular treatment of saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm: a porcine model

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 43 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the blood flow pattern changes after endovascular treatment of saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm with triple stent. Methods: we conducted a hemodynamic study of seven Landrace and Large White pigs with saccular aneurysms of the infrarenal abdominal aorta artificially ...

Retroperitoneal fibrosis: case series of five patients and review of the literature

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Chronic periaortitis (CP) is an umbrella term used to describe a group of nosologically allied conditions that include idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond's disease), inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm, and perianeurysmal retroperitoneal fibrosis. Retroperitoneal fibrosis encompasses...

Dilatation of common iliac arteries after endovascular infrarenal abdominal aortic repair with bell-bottom extension

Abstract Objective: Endovascular techniques to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms results in lower morbidity and mortality rates. However, dilation of the common iliac arteries prevents adequate distal sealing, which compromises the procedure success. The aim of this study is report the long-term outcomes...

Institutional impact of EVAR's incorporation in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a 12 years' experience analysis

Abstract Introduction: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) was introduced as a less aggressive treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) for patients ineligible for open repair (OR). Objective: To analyze EVAR's incorporation impact in the treatment of infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysms in our ...

Is age a determinant factor in evar as a predictor of outcomes or in the selection procedure? our experience

Abstract Introduction: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is the therapy of choice in high risk patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm. The good results described are leading to the broadening of clinical indications to younger patients. However, reintervention rates seem higher and even with successf...

Incidencia de insuficiencia renal aguda posoperatoria en pacientes con aneurisma de aorta abdominal infrarrenal no roto: comparación entre abordaje abierto y endovascular

Rev. colomb. cir; 30 (3), 2015
Introducción. La insuficiencia renal aguda es una complicación común después del reparo de un aneurisma infrarrenal de aorta abdominal; sin embargo, su incidencia es variable según el estudio y todavía existe controversia respecto a si es más frecuente en pacientes sometidos a reparación endovasc...

Unfavorable iliac artery anatomy causing access limitations during endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: application of the endoconduit technique

J. vasc. bras; 13 (4), 2014
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is already considered the first choice treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Several different strategies have been used to address limitations to arterial access caused by unfavorable iliac artery anatomy. The aim of this report is to illustrate the advantag...