Nonoperative Medical Management of Acute Aortic Dissection Christoph A. Nienaber, Ibrahim Akin, Stephan Kische and Tim C. Rehders Acute aortic dissection should be considered a constituent of acute aortic syndrome…
Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Dissection David M. Williams and Himanshu J. Patel Acute aortic dissection causes death by rupture of the false lumen or by end-organ malperfusion. Untreated acute type…
Computed Tomographic Venography and Magnetic Resonance Venography Phillip M. Young, Haraldur Bjarnason and Anthony W. Stanson Advances in imaging technology allow sophisticated noninvasive investigation of venous disease and preprocedural planning….
Endovascular Treatment of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms Ignace F. Tielliu and Eric L. Verhoeven Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are rare, occurring usually in men older than 60 years. The incidence is…
Venous Aneurysms Heron E. Rodriguez and William Pearce Venous aneurysms are uncommon. The term aneurysm is used to describe saccular or fusiform dilatations of veins. A varix is defined as…
Arm Veins for Lower Extremity Arterial Reconstruction George Andros Arm veins are now well established as versatile arterial conduits for infrainguinal arterial reconstruction. Although cephalic veins were demonstrated to be…
Minor Amputations Malachi G. Sheahan, Claudie M. Sheahan and Frank B. Pomposelli The first use of limb amputation was as an implement of punishment or torture. Hippocrates is credited with…
Endovascular Management of Isolated Iliac Artery Aneurysms Margaret W. Arnold, Peter L. Faries and Michael L. Marin The traditional repair of isolated iliac artery aneurysms (IAAs) has been through an…
Endovascular Radiofrequency Treatment of Varicose Veins Steve Elias Endovenous radiofrequency (RF) ablation is an effective therapy of varicose veins affecting the greater saphenous vein (GSV), the small saphenous vein (SSV),…
Pathology of Arteriosclerotic, Fibrodysplastic, and Developmental Renal Artery Occlusive Disease James C. Stanley Renal artery occlusive disease is the most common cause of surgically correctable hypertension in adults and in…
