Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is a nonatherosclerotic cause of claudication that is often referred to a vascular surgeon. As the name implies, it is exercise-induced leg pain that usually presents in young, active patients such as athletes and military…
Upper extremity amputation remains infrequent in today’s vascular surgery practice. Loss of a portion of the arm and hand is usually a devastating and life-altering event, with surgery representing only the beginning of a life full of challenges for these…
Introduction In 1949, Jean Kunlin performed the first saphenous vein bypass in the lower extremity of a patient suffering from ischemia. The work was not the result of chance alone as his predecessors in vascular surgery had been working on…