In an era of rapid evolution and dramatic innovation in the diagnosis and management of vascular disease, infection remains one of the most serious life- and limb-threatening problems for the patient and difficult challenges for the surgeon. Although a variety…
The infected femoral artery false aneurysm can produce life-threatening hemorrhage, loss of limb, and/or death. Surgical interruption of a single common, superficial, or profunda femoris artery offers definitive local treatment. When the preoperative status of limb viability is unclear, it…
Arteriosclerotic femoral artery aneurysms are relatively uncommon, but they are the second most commonly encountered peripheral arterial aneurysm. The exact incidence of femoral artery aneurysms in the general population has not been defined, but they are nearly as common as…
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Large-caliber prostheses used for aortic replacement initiate blood–material interfacial processes that begin almost immediately upon establishment of circulatory flow. These processes lead to prosthetic encapsulation and structural alteration, occasionally a degree of degradation of synthetic polymers, and ultimately these events…
The traditional repair of isolated iliac artery aneurysms (IAAs) has been through an open surgical approach. The pelvic location of the isolated iliac aneurysm can increase the technical difficulty of open repair. The operative mortality for open elective repair of…
The Ad Hoc Committee on Reporting Standards of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the International Committee on Reporting Standards of Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, define iliac artery aneurysms (IAAs) as any permanent localized dilation of the iliac artery…
Acknowledgments The authors thank Scott A. Weldon, MA, CMI, and Carol P. Larson, BS, AMI, for their outstanding medical illustrations and Stephen N. Palmer, PhD, ELS, and Susan Y. Green, MPH, for invaluable editorial support. Improvements in anesthesia, surgical techniques,…
Acute aortic dissection causes death by rupture of the false lumen or by end-organ malperfusion. Untreated acute type A dissection has a mortality of approximately 50% within 48 hours, predominantly caused by rupture resulting in cardiac tamponade. Acute type B…
Acute aortic dissection should be considered a constituent of acute aortic syndrome (AAS) together with intramural hematoma (IMH), penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU), and aortic rupture. The common denominator of AAS is disruption of the media layer of the aorta, with…