Emma Morel DO, S Christopher Frontario DO, Nakul Rao MD, Thomas Bernik MD
{"title":"Abdominal aortic aneurysm with horseshoe kidney with central renal artery: A vascular dilemma","authors":"Emma Morel DO, S Christopher Frontario DO, Nakul Rao MD, Thomas Bernik MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101579","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101579","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Abdominal aortic aneurysm with concomitant horseshoe kidney is exceedingly rare. Although open repair was previously the treatment, endovascular aortic repair has become an increasingly popular option. In the current endovascular era, complex aortic pathologies are treatable with selective use of multiple advanced techniques. We present a unique case involving complex endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm complicated by presence of horseshoe kidney with central renal artery in a patient where an open approach was prohibited.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724001631/pdfft?md5=771044c66a4a42ea85fae6c371105f8d&pid=1-s2.0-S2468428724001631-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141853419","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":"Events of Interest","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101577","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101577","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724001618/pdfft?md5=c5ba08ed9dd85f4599f86fcaf00f48d5&pid=1-s2.0-S2468428724001618-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141622501","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":"Information for Readers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101576","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101576","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724001606/pdfft?md5=f0c3cbfce62b5e3a2b3ed2fe99b1696a&pid=1-s2.0-S2468428724001606-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141622500","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}
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Justine Longchamp MD, Rafael Trunfio MD, Céline Deslarzes-Dubuis MD
{"title":"I only believe what I see: Cracking the code of calcification","authors":"Justine Longchamp MD, Rafael Trunfio MD, Céline Deslarzes-Dubuis MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101572","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101572","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724001564/pdfft?md5=c316aadc45abd5afc6f73d6b1400ee9e&pid=1-s2.0-S2468428724001564-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141699928","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}
Hamza Hanif MD , Ross Clark MD, MBA, RPVI , LeAnn Chavez MD, MBA, FACS, RPVI , Richard Miskimins MD, FACS , Muhammad Ali Rana MD, FACS, FSVS
{"title":"Iliac transposition technique for reconstruction of aortic bifurcation in pediatric blunt abdominal aortic injury","authors":"Hamza Hanif MD , Ross Clark MD, MBA, RPVI , LeAnn Chavez MD, MBA, FACS, RPVI , Richard Miskimins MD, FACS , Muhammad Ali Rana MD, FACS, FSVS","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101571","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101571","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Blunt abdominal aortic injuries, especially in pediatric patients, represents a rare and critical challenge. We report a unique case of a 10-year-old boy who presented after a high-speed motor vehicle collision resulting in injury to the aortic bifurcation, alongside other intra-abdominal trauma. A novel surgical approach for aortoiliac reconstruction in a contaminated field was used. This technique consisted of the mobilization of the distal aorta and common iliac arteries, ligation of right internal iliac artery, and creation of aortoiliac and common to internal iliac artery anastomoses. This method demonstrates a potentially lifesaving technique in select patients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724001552/pdfft?md5=a28a11433189530cfac1bd1e51676589&pid=1-s2.0-S2468428724001552-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141701008","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}
Franklin G. Farid MD, Justin M. Schaffer MD, Mazin I. Foteh MD
{"title":"Successful open repair of syphilitic thoracoabdominal aneurysm","authors":"Franklin G. Farid MD, Justin M. Schaffer MD, Mazin I. Foteh MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101567","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101567","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Most syphilitic aneurysms involve the ascending aorta. Those involving the descending aorta are less common, and those involving the abdominal aorta are unusual. Rarer yet, we present the case of a 40-year-old man with HIV and a history of syphilis with a thoracoabdominal aneurysm. The patient underwent antiretroviral therapy before elective open repair. His postoperative course was uneventful, and he was discharged home. Pathology demonstrated medial necrosis. Postoperatively, he was seen well in our multidisciplinary aorta center clinic. Today's vascular surgeons should be cognizant of cardiovascular syphilis. Successful care requires awareness of atypical presentations in addition to multispecialty care.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724001515/pdfft?md5=535ae39c21d223abfbad032b630eadfa&pid=1-s2.0-S2468428724001515-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141692932","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":"Total endovascular repair of a common femoral artery aneurysm with a bifurcated endograft through a single ipsilateral approach","authors":"Mariano Andrés Castelli MD, Camila Cauquep Battú MD, Melina Lima MD, Guillermo Pfund MD, Ignacio de Luca MD, Patricio Zaefferer MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101566","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101566","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Aneurysms of the common femoral and profunda femoris arteries are rare. Open surgical repair is the treatment of choice, even though hybrid and total endovascular repair with stent graft placement are reported in the literature. We describe a case of a successful total endovascular repair of a common femoral aneurysm extending to the profunda femoris with a bifurcated abdominal endograft placed in the common femoral artery with distal landing in profunda femoris and superficial femoral artery to preserve flow in both arteries. Endovascular repair of common femoral artery aneurysms with bifurcated endografts is a feasible alternative in complex anatomies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724001503/pdfft?md5=994375971b0c9170fb82f0c5a906a062&pid=1-s2.0-S2468428724001503-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141716903","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":"Gunshot wound causing penetrating injury to the inferior vena cava treated with open cell self-expanding stents","authors":"Adham Alkurashi MD , Melina Recarey BS , Karun Sharma MD , Susan Kartiko MD , Salim Lala MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101565","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101565","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Endovascular stents are predominantly utilized for intra-arterial interventions; however, their application in managing venous injuries, especially traumatic ones, lacks comprehensive guidelines and long-term outcome studies. This case report discusses the innovative deployment of an infrarenal inferior vena cava stent for a traumatic inferior vena cava injury after a gunshot wound in a polytrauma patient. This case aims to enhance the existing evidence on the feasibility and potential outcomes of endovascular stenting in traumatic venous injuries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45071,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases Innovations and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724001497/pdfft?md5=fd9723a2cb8efd3e1db6fd9f18dad46d&pid=1-s2.0-S2468428724001497-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141715539","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}