Acute aortic occlusion is a true vascular emergency associated with significant morbidity and mortality secondary to the underlying etiology, the related comorbidities, and the ischemia–reperfusion injury resulting from revascularization. Indeed, the morbidity and mortality rates are comparable to those associated…
The perivisceral aorta can be involved in a variety of pathologic conditions. These diverse conditions include atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the aorta and its visceral branches, aneurysmal degeneration, trauma (both penetrating and blunt), and congenital problems (e.g., midabdominal coarctation). The…
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Aortoiliac disease (AOID) is usually segmental in distribution and therefore amenable to effective treatment. Even in patients with multilevel disease, successful correction of hemodynamically significant inflow disease often provides adequate revascularization of the extremities and satisfactory clinical relief of ischemic…
The comparative ease and success of endovascular management of aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) has greatly reduced the need for its open surgical repair. Factors such as reduced patient morbidity, discomfort, and length of convalescence have resulted not only in increased…
Patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) represent a subset of patients with peripheral artery disease whose condition can involve the infrarenal aorta, common and/or external iliac arteries, and the common femoral arteries. Since the turn of the century there has…
The evaluation of patients who come to the hospital with symptoms of aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) in the setting of peripheral artery disease (PAD) routinely includes methods for determining the anatomic location of and physiologic significance of the occlusive process.…
Three principal imaging techniques exist for evaluating the presence and extent of atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries. Conventional or catheter-based arteriography, usually with digital subtraction angiography (DSA), has long been considered the gold standard tool…
Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are rare, occurring usually in men older than 60 years. The incidence is significantly higher in patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), where up to 30% may be affected. These aneurysms have a tendency to…
Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are uncommon, having an estimated incidence in the general population of 0.1%. They are the third most common aneurysmal pathology encountered in clinical practice, ranking behind both aortic and cerebrovascular aneurysms. Half to three quarters of…