SPEZIALI S.

Objectives: To compare results of open and endovascular management of post-carotid endarterectomy (CEA) restenosis. Methods: This was a retrospective single centre matched case control study. From 2005 to 2015, 148 consecutive interventions for post-CEA restenosis were performed: 80 cases received carotid artery stenting (CAS) and 68 cases...

Purpose: To report a rare case of giant aortic coarctation (CoA)-related descending thoracic aneurysmal degeneration, complicated by an acute aortic dissection. Case Report: A 57-year-old man referred with acute chest pain to the emergency department. A computed tomography angiography (CTA) revealed a CoA with a giant post-stenotic descending...

There are few reported intraoperative complications of endoanchors during endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm (EVAR), and no cases of endoanchors fracture are described. In this case we report an unusual complication and a lucky try of bail-out. A 76 years old male affected by a 55 mm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with tortuous...

Objective: This single-center retrospective cohort study aimed to analyze the early and long-term results of endovascular treatment for true visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs). Moreover, a comparison with the results of our previously published historical series of open surgical procedures was performed. Methods: From January 2008 to December...

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to assess early and long-term results of open surgical interventions for popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) with the use of heparin-bonded expanded polytetrafluorethylene (HePTFE) in a single center, retrospective, non-comparative cohort study. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of a prospectively...

Hybrid operating room represents nowadays an important tool in the management of a constantly increasing number of complex surgical procedures which necessitate appropriate settings in order to be performed safely. We herein present the peculiarities and applications of such a versatile operating environment which is capable of guaranteeing the...

BACKGROUND: Evaluation of the impact of aneurysm sac behavior in terms of either stability or shrinkage after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) on long-term clinical outcomes. METHODS: Aretrospective study was conducted on 1483 consecutive patients who underwent EVARfrom 1999 to 2021 at our institution. 1037 patients met inclusion criteria...

Background: To retrospectively evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the endovascular treatment of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm and chronic kidney disease (CKD) without the need for using iodinated contrast media throughout the diagnostic, therapeutic, and follow-up pathway. Methods: A retrospective review of prospectively...

Objectives: To analyze the incidence and predictive factors of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) after elective standard endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) in a large recent, multicenter cohort. Materials and Methods: This is a multicenter, retrospective, financially unsupported physician-initiated observational cohort study. Between...

Objective: To assess branch vessel outcomes after endovascular repair of complex aortic aneurysms analyzing possible factors influencing early and long-term results. Methods: The Italian Multicentre Fenestrated and Branched registry enrolled 596 consecutive patients treated with fenestrated and branched endografts for complex aortic disease...

Objective: Major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) were common complications after endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) causing significant postoperative morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to evaluate the cardiac risk after elective EVAR for uncomplicated noninfected infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm in a large multicenter cohort....

Objective: We compared the early and midterm outcomes of polytetrafluoroethylene covered stents (CSs) vs bare metal stents (BMSs) used in the kissing conformation for the reconstruction of the aortic bifurcation in aortoiliac obstructive disease. Methods: A multicenter cohort registry (2015-2019) collected data from 1306 patients who had...

Background: To estimate the impact of anesthetic conduct, alone and in combination with the type of femoral access, on early results after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Methods: A retrospective multicenter analysis on patients undergoing elective standard EVAR at four academic centers was performed. Patients undergoing the procedure...