Kenneth Han BA, Alyssa J. Pyun MD, Elizabeth Miranda MD, MPH, Fernando Fleischman MD, Sukgu M. Han MD, MS
{"title":"Double thoracic branch endoprosthesis to repair type IA endoleak after zone 2 thoracic branch endoprosthesis","authors":"Kenneth Han BA, Alyssa J. Pyun MD, Elizabeth Miranda MD, MPH, Fernando Fleischman MD, Sukgu M. Han MD, MS","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101641","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101641","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thoracic endovascular aortic repair has become the first-line treatment modality for descending thoracic aortic diseases. Coverage of the aortic arch branches is often required to extend the proximal seal zones during thoracic endovascular aortic repair. The thoracic branch endoprosthesis (TBE) is the first US Food and Drug Administration-approved branched device for thoracic endovascular repair allowing for incorporation of the left subclavian artery. Type IA endoleak after zone 2 TBE as well as its rescue options have not been well-described. In this report, we describe two cases of failed zone 2 TBE with a type IA endoleak, rescued with proximal extension zone 0 TBE to create a sandwiched double TBE configuration. Technical considerations as well as the limitations of this technique are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142530035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard S. Whitlock MD , Vivek A. Patel MD , Joseph L. Mills Sr. MD , Zachary S. Pallister MD , Ramyar Gilani MD
{"title":"Withdrawal notice to: Utilization of arterial transposition for vascular reconstruction within contaminated or infected abdominal fields [J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech (2023) 101104]","authors":"Richard S. Whitlock MD , Vivek A. Patel MD , Joseph L. Mills Sr. MD , Zachary S. Pallister MD , Ramyar Gilani MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101639","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101639","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article has been withdrawn at the request of the editor and publisher.</div><div>The publisher regrets that an error occurred which led to the premature publication of this paper. This error bears no reflection on the article or its authors. The publisher apologizes to the authors and the readers for this unfortunate error.</div><div>The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at (<span><span>https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142447003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid dilatation of mycotic aneurysm of dissecting aorta caused by Edwardsiella tarda","authors":"Naoto Fukunaga MD, PhD, Tatsuto Wakami MD, Akio Shimoji MD, Otohime Mori MD, Kosuke Yoshizawa MD, Nobushige Tamura MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101640","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101640","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Edwardsiella tarda</em> is a gram-negative bacillus that is typically found in freshwater environments and the feces of reptiles. A 48-year-old woman with Marfan's syndrome presented to our hospital with fever, nausea, and general fatigue. She had previously undergone a mechanical Bentall procedure and total aortic arch replacement for acute type A aortic dissection. <em>E tarda</em> was identified from the blood culture. Computed tomography scanning revealed a mycotic aneurysm of the dissecting descending aorta. Despite appropriate intravenous antibiotic therapy, the aneurysm dilated rapidly. Thus, an emergency surgery was performed to replace the descending aorta with a graft that was surrounded by a latissimus dorsi muscle flap. Her postoperative course was uneventful.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142530037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula after endovenous mechanical thrombectomy","authors":"Ben Christopher Caputo MD , Lemuel Kirby MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101636","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101636","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Percutaneous mechanical and aspiration thrombectomy techniques are increasingly being employed to treat acute iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis. Although procedural complications are rare, the incidence of inadvertent iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) formation after endovenous mechanical thrombectomy remains unknown. Herein, we report the case of an 85-year-old morbidly obese female with multiple comorbidities referred for an edematous, cyanotic, and pulseless left lower extremity secondary to an iatrogenic femorofemoral AVF. The AVF was successfully treated via a unique through-and-through access technique by ensnarement and subsequent flossing within the injured vein.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142438016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early graft failure following lower extremity bypass","authors":"Donald T. Baril MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101642","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101642","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142530039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maciej Gołębiowski , Mariusz Kusztal MD, PhD , Maciej Szymczak MD, PhD , Andrzej Konieczny MD, PhD , Mirosław Banasik MD, PhD , Dariusz Janczak MD, PhD , Pierre Bourquelot MD, PhD , Tomasz Gołębiowski MD, PhD
{"title":"The role of a distal forearm perforating vein and deep vein system in supporting patency of a snuffbox fistula – A case report","authors":"Maciej Gołębiowski , Mariusz Kusztal MD, PhD , Maciej Szymczak MD, PhD , Andrzej Konieczny MD, PhD , Mirosław Banasik MD, PhD , Dariusz Janczak MD, PhD , Pierre Bourquelot MD, PhD , Tomasz Gołębiowski MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101635","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101635","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the clinical course of a 66-year-old patient with chronic kidney disease due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in whom an access arteriovenous fistula was created in the anatomical snuffbox. At discharge, the fistula thrill was normal. Two months later, a duplex examination revealed previously unrecognized obstruction of the mid-forearm segment of the cephalic vein; flow was maintained by a perforator into the deep venous system, which returned blood to the upper arm cephalic vein above the occlusion. A second, subsequent radiocephalic anastomosis was performed in the wrist to augment flow. The fistula was successfully cannulated after 12 weeks of maturation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142530040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcin Geremek MD, PhD, Krzystof Bojakowski MD, PhD, Wojciech Jagodziński MD
{"title":"Acute abdominal aortic occlusion due to gastric dilatation caused by pyloric stenosis in a 62-year-old patient","authors":"Marcin Geremek MD, PhD, Krzystof Bojakowski MD, PhD, Wojciech Jagodziński MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101633","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101633","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Acute gastric dilatation leading to compromised vascular visceral vascular flow is an exceptionally rare complication typically described in patients with bulimia or anorexia following binge episodes. We present a fatal case involving a non-bulimic patient who experienced an acute gastric dilatation secondary to pyloric stenosis. Despite intensive treatment, the patient succumbed to complications arising from acute reperfusion syndrome. Managing such patients is highly challenging, and the prognosis is often poor, as supported by the limited reports available in the literature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142438017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hai-Lei Li MD, PhD , Dong-Zhe Cui MD , Yiu Che Chan MBBS, MD, FRCS, FCSHK , Siu-Chung Tam MBBS, FRCS, FCSHK , Stephen W. Cheng MBBS, MS, FRCS, FCSHK
{"title":"Combination of covered endovascular reconstruction of aortic bifurcation technique and on-table fenestration to preserve inferior mesenteric artery in the treatment of subacute infrarenal aortoiliac occlusion","authors":"Hai-Lei Li MD, PhD , Dong-Zhe Cui MD , Yiu Che Chan MBBS, MD, FRCS, FCSHK , Siu-Chung Tam MBBS, FRCS, FCSHK , Stephen W. Cheng MBBS, MS, FRCS, FCSHK","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101634","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101634","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A 64-year-old man presented with severe intermittent claudication for 4 weeks. Computed tomography angiography showed aortoiliac occlusion. Aortoiliac thrombectomy and followed by covered endovascular reconstruction of aortic bifurcation was performed successfully. On-table fenestration technique was used for preservation of inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) to minimize the risk of bowel ischemia. A follow-up computed tomography scan at 6 weeks showed aortoiliac artery and IMA were patent and patient was asymptomatic at 6 months follow-up. Comprehensive management with thrombectomy, covered endovascular reconstruction of the aortic bifurcation, and concurrent on-table fenestration for IMA preservation was an alternative novel, effective, and safe approach for treatment of complex aortoiliac occlusion.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142438019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Florent Porez MD, Antoine Gaudin MD, Dominique Fabre MD, PhD, Alessandro Costanzo MD, Lucas Le Guillou MD, Stéphan Haulon MD, PhD
{"title":"Acute abdominal aortic occlusion associated with transient paraplegia","authors":"Florent Porez MD, Antoine Gaudin MD, Dominique Fabre MD, PhD, Alessandro Costanzo MD, Lucas Le Guillou MD, Stéphan Haulon MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101637","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101637","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We describe a rare case of acute occlusion of the abdominal aorta presenting as a rapidly evolving flaccid paraplegia owing to spinal cord ischemia and our management protocol that allowed complete recovery of the patient. A 70-year-old man who was referred to our department with painless lower limb loss of sensory and motor function. Endovascular recanalization was performed using a covered stent. The patient was discharged 4 days after the procedure with full recovery of neurological symptoms. Rapid aortic endovascular revascularization to restore flow to the pelvis and lower limbs, associated with spinal cord ischemia protocols, is critical for full recovery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142432112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenneth Han BA, Alyssa Pyun MD, Sukgu M. Han MD, MS
{"title":"Modified deployment technique of off-the-shelf Gore thoracoabdominal multibranch endoprosthesis for post-dissection thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair","authors":"Kenneth Han BA, Alyssa Pyun MD, Sukgu M. Han MD, MS","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101632","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101632","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Thoracoabdominal Multibranch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) is a commercially available off-the-shelf four-vessel inner branched endograft for complex abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. As post-dissection thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (PD-TAAAs) were excluded from the pivotal trials, there is paucity of data on the use of TAMBE in PD-TAAAs. Here, we present a case demonstrating the feasibility of TAMBE in conjunction with iliac branch endoprosthesis to repair PD-TAAAs, with focus on the deployment technique specific to PD-TAAAs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142530034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}