Renal artery dissection is most commonly associated with dissection of the aorta. Less than one fourth of all dissections involving the renal vessels are isolated to the renal artery alone. Nonetheless, the renal artery is the most common site of…
Secondary aortoenteric fistulas (SAEFs) involve a communication between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and a prosthetic vascular graft. Their successful management requires control of any bleeding, maintenance of adequate perfusion to the lower extremities, restoration of gastrointestinal tract continuity, and eradication…
The incidence of infection affecting a prosthetic aortic graft varies from less than 1% to about 4%, depending on whether the vascular prosthesis is entirely intrathoracic (1%–2%), is retroperitoneal (<1%), extends to the femoral level (2%–4%), or is an endovascular…
Endovascular aneurysm repair, which requires neither direct aortic exposure nor temporary interruption of aortic flow, is particularly appealing when treating thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs). Yet more than a decade has passed since a multibranched stent graft was first used to…