Naiem Nassiri MD, RPVI , Jones Thomas BA , Saum Rahimi MD
{"title":"Fibrodysplastic implications for transvenous embolization of a high-flow pelvic arteriovenous malformation in Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome","authors":"Naiem Nassiri MD, RPVI , Jones Thomas BA , Saum Rahimi MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that commonly features high-flow arteriovenous malformations (AVM) within the pulmonary, intracranial, and visceral circulation. We present a patient with a unique case of Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome featuring a high-flow pelvic AVM in addition to fibromuscular dysplasia affecting multiple vascular beds. This required a unique modification of our embolic therapeutic approach for adequate treatment of the AVM.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 16-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49686110","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":"Günther-Tulip inferior vena cava filter removal 3334 days after placement","authors":"Benjamin B. Lind MD , Hector Ferral MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Günther-Tulip inferior vena cava filter (Cook Medical Inc, Bloomington, Ind) was one of the first inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for retrieval. Clinical experience has documented that these IVC filters may be safely removed after 12 weeks of implantation. Recent reports have shown that the longer the indwelling time, the higher the retrieval failure rate. We present a case of a successful retrieval of a Günther-Tulip IVC filter 3334 days after implantation. Removal of the Günther-Tulip IVC filter is technically feasible, even after a prolonged indwelling time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 39-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.10.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823426","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 benefit of early repair for a mycotic aortic aneurysm due to Yersinia enterocolitica infection","authors":"Hari R. Kumar MD, Mark K. Eskandari MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Mycotic aortic aneurysms are infrequent but challenging cases. We present a 68-year-old man with evolving infrarenal aortic and right common iliac artery aneurysms from an infection with <em>Yersinia enterocolitica.</em> This is a rare but virulent cause of aortitis. The patient underwent open resection and debridement with anatomic reconstruction using an aortic homograft. He recovered well and quickly returned to normal functional status. This represents the first successful anatomic aortic repair using homograft with this organism. Here, we review the literature and outcomes associated with this unusual pathogen. With favorable anatomy and expedient operative management, good results can be obtained.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 61-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.12.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823734","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}
Stephan Kische MD, PhD, Giuseppe D'Ancona MD, PhD, Jasmin Ortak MD, PhD, Yannik Stoeckicht MD, Hüseyin Ince MD, PhD
{"title":"Endovascular treatment of acquired atheromatous aortic arch coarctation","authors":"Stephan Kische MD, PhD, Giuseppe D'Ancona MD, PhD, Jasmin Ortak MD, PhD, Yannik Stoeckicht MD, Hüseyin Ince MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Acquired aortic coarctation is a rare condition. Its treatment using a percutaneous approach can be challenging, especially when severe calcifications and concomitant aneurysmal disease are present. We report a patient with symptomatic thoracic aorta acquired coarctation and aneurysm that was successfully treated using endovascular technique. After left subclavian artery transposition, a self-expanding endograft was implanted percutaneously, with complete abolishment of the transaortic gradient. Follow-up evaluation at 12 months revealed perfect position of the endograft, persistent reduction of the coarctation, and exclusion of the concomitant aneurysm. A noninvasive pressure reading demonstrated significant systemic blood pressure reduction, with no change in antihypertensive medications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 3-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.09.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823405","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}
Julia Tonak MD , Markus Kleemann MD , Marcus Wiedner MD , Jörg Barkhausen MD , Jan Peter Goltz MD, EBIR
{"title":"The “buddy balloon technique” facilitates retrograde ipsilateral access to postdilate an iliac side branch after endovascular aneurysm repair","authors":"Julia Tonak MD , Markus Kleemann MD , Marcus Wiedner MD , Jörg Barkhausen MD , Jan Peter Goltz MD, EBIR","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>If unilateral common iliac aneurysms occur simultaneously with abdominal aortic aneurysm, endovascular treatment consists of implantation of a bifurcated stent graft with extension into the external iliac artery while the ipsilateral internal iliac artery is often occluded. The internal iliac artery may be preserved by an iliac branch device (IBD). In this technical note, we describe a technique to probe the side branch of an IBD for postdilation through an ipsilateral retrograde access using one balloon to block the way upstream while directing a second percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon into the side branch despite the hostile angle of side branch and IBD.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 57-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.11.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823679","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":"An iatrogenic dissection of the right subclavian artery","authors":"Naoto Fukunaga MD, Tadaaki Koyama MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.08.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823382","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(15)00042-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-667X(15)00042-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Page A13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S2352-667X(15)00042-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137354589","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(15)00040-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-667X(15)00040-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages A4-A7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S2352-667X(15)00040-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137419768","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}
Teresa Martin-Gonzalez MD, Adrien Hertault MD, Blandine Maurel MD, PhD, Marco Midulla MD, PhD, Mohammad Saeed Kilani MD, Stephan Haulon MD, PhD
{"title":"Image fusion performed with noncontrast computed tomography scans during endovascular aneurysm repair","authors":"Teresa Martin-Gonzalez MD, Adrien Hertault MD, Blandine Maurel MD, PhD, Marco Midulla MD, PhD, Mohammad Saeed Kilani MD, Stephan Haulon MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We report two endovascular aneurysm repair procedures achieved under image fusion guidance accomplished with noncontrast injected preoperative computed tomography scans. Such use of this advanced imaging application reduces contrast media injection volume (respectively, 27 and 24 mL throughout the patients' hospital course). No changes in creatinine clearance occurred after the procedures. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging confirmed technical success in both cases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 53-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.09.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823415","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}
Zhanguo Sun MD, Jingjun Jiang MD, Wei Li PhD, Xuemin Zhang MD, Xiaoming Zhang MD, Changshun He PhD
{"title":"New approach to dilation of stenotic lesions through the accessory hepatic vein in Budd-Chiari syndrome","authors":"Zhanguo Sun MD, Jingjun Jiang MD, Wei Li PhD, Xuemin Zhang MD, Xiaoming Zhang MD, Changshun He PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.10.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We investigated a new approach to dilation of stenotic lesions through the femoral vein-accessory hepatic vein-intrahepatic communicating branched vein-hepatic vein-inferior vena cava loop in two cases of Budd-Chiari syndrome. For some selected patients, this approach represents an additional method to increase technical success and to decrease complications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":91348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of vascular surgery cases","volume":"1 1","pages":"Pages 42-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jvsc.2014.10.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54823642","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}