{"title":"Chronic type B aortic dissection in a pregnant patient managed by simultaneous thoracic endovascular aortic repair and cesarean section in the hybrid operating room","authors":"Konstanze Stoberock MD, Sabine Wipper MD, Eike Sebastian Debus MD, Thierry Somville MD, Meike Rybczynski MD, Tilo Kölbel MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present the case of a 50-year-old gravida with a chronic Stanford type B aortic dissection with false lumen aneurysm and discuss a literature-based treatment strategy. She underwent oocyte donation in the United States and was seen in week 15 of gestation. We chose a strategy of “watchful waiting” at a constant aortic diameter of 52 mm on magnetic resonance imaging. In week 32 + 6 days, cesarean delivery was induced in a hybrid operating room with subsequent thoracic endovascular aortic repair to reduce the risk of early dilation and rupture during the nursing period. One year later, she cared for her healthy baby with stable aortic diameters.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 25-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.02.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824908","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}
Anton N. Sidawy (Editor-in-Chief), Bruce A. Perler (Senior Editor)
{"title":"Information for authors","authors":"Anton N. Sidawy (Editor-in-Chief), Bruce A. Perler (Senior Editor)","doi":"10.1016/S2352-667X(16)00020-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-667X(16)00020-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages A4-A7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S2352-667X(16)00020-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91676154","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/S2352-667X(16)00022-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-667X(16)00022-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Page A13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S2352-667X(16)00022-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137283638","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":"The helix fistula","authors":"Paul C. Johnston MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines for hemodialysis access, in accordance with the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines and the Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative, recommend consideration of autogenous access over prosthetic conduits whenever possible. In a significant number of patients, however, upper extremity autogenous access is deemed unfeasible because of lack of a vein of suitable caliber (2 mm or less). This report describes the initial experience with a new class of autogenous hemodialysis access based on autogenous spiral vein grafts (helix fistulas).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 34-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.03.014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824093","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}
J. Hunter Mehaffey MD, Robert Jason Perry MD, Nicolas H. Pope MD, Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr. MD
{"title":"Inferior vena cava reconstruction with tubularized bovine pericardium","authors":"J. Hunter Mehaffey MD, Robert Jason Perry MD, Nicolas H. Pope MD, Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr. MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A 32-year-old man presented with a large, locally advanced sarcomatoid right renal cell carcinoma invading the duodenum and inferior vena cava (IVC). Because of persistent symptomatic gastrointestinal bleeding requiring repeated blood transfusion and the inability to use appropriate systemic chemotherapy, the patient was taken for palliative resection. En bloc pancreaticoduodenectomy, right nephrectomy, and IVC resection were performed with reconstruction of the IVC with tubularized bovine pericardium. Widespread availability, ease and speed of tubularized graft creation, lack of morbidity to the patient, and its inherent resistance to infection in contaminated fields make bovine pericardium an expedient reconstructive option in these challenging cases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 28-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.01.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824868","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":"Editorial policies","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S2352-667X(16)00021-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-667X(16)00021-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages A9-A12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S2352-667X(16)00021-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91676156","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}
Susanne Regus MD , Stephan Söder MD , Werner Lang MD, FEBVS
{"title":"Dissecting aneurysm of common iliac artery in a long-distance runner","authors":"Susanne Regus MD , Stephan Söder MD , Werner Lang MD, FEBVS","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present an unusual case of a long-distance runner suffering from acute dissection of a common iliac artery (CIA) aneurysm with endofibrotic lesions. He suffered from acute pelvic and abdominal pain after exercise. Computed tomography angiography confirmed the dissecting aneurysm of the left CIA without signs of rupture. After cutdown, resection of the CIA and iliac bifurcation as well as bypass grafting was performed. Histologic examination confirmed endofibrotic lesions without calcifications. Complicated iliac artery aneurysm could be the result of endofibrotic lesions. Clinicians should keep this in mind, even if physical examination findings and the ankle-brachial index are normal at rest and after exercise.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.11.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824806","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":"Massive retroperitoneal aortoiliac aneurysm rupture revealing chronic Q fever","authors":"Lin-Pierre Zhao MD , Quentin Pellenc MD , Nicoletta Pasi MD , Khadija Benali MD , Lydia Deschamps MD , Karim Sacre MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Chronic <em>Coxiella burnetii</em> vascular infection is rare and usually develops on a pre-existing vascular lesion, such as an aneurysm or vascular prosthesis. We report a case of proven <em>C. burnetii</em> aortic infection revealed by a massive retroperitoneal aortoiliac aneurysm rupture in a patient at apparent low risk for chronic Q fever. Emergency treatment consisted of resection of the infected aneurysm and replacement with an in situ graft angioplasty. Doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine therapy was started postoperatively. After 6 months of follow-up, the patient had no signs of infection, and <em>C. burnetii</em> serologic antibody titers had significantly decreased.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2015.12.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824842","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}
John R. Power BA, Christine Chung MD, Paul S. Lajos MD, Peter L. Faries MD, Michael L. Marin MD, Rami O. Tadros MD
{"title":"Reconstruction of “unreconstructable” critical limb ischemia with hybrid techniques","authors":"John R. Power BA, Christine Chung MD, Paul S. Lajos MD, Peter L. Faries MD, Michael L. Marin MD, Rami O. Tadros MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This case describes the surgical repair of critical limb ischemia in a patient with diffuse multilevel peripheral arterial disease. It demonstrates the value of patient-specific approaches that employ hybrid endovascular and open surgical techniques to reconstruct blood flow in patients who are not ideal candidates for traditional revascularization. We detail a technique that combines endarterectomy, femoropopliteal bypass, angioplasty, and stenting. This case suggests that innovative hybrid approaches can be used to achieve limb salvage in some patients with multilevel peripheral vascular disease who would otherwise undergo primary amputation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 10-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.01.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824856","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":"A rare presentation of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm leading to aortoduodenal syndrome","authors":"Dion L. Franga MD, James G. Wiginton IV","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.02.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Duodenal obstruction is a rare complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Obstruction developing acutely from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA) is exceedingly rare. We present a case of gastroduodenal outlet obstruction developing as the primary presentation for RAAA and a discussion of the relevant literature pertaining to the gastrointestinal complications related to the presence of intact and RAAA. Relief of obstruction is focused on direct aortic replacement with further evaluation of the upper gastrointestinal tract if indicated based on intraoperative findings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 18-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2016.02.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54824976","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}