Operative Evaluation of Renal and Visceral Arterial Reconstructions Using Duplex Sonography Louis M. Messina and Donald Baril Reconstructions of the renal and splanchnic arteries are among the most technically challenging…
Gastroduodenal and Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Aneurysms Frank C. Vandy and James C. Stanley Gastroduodenal artery aneurysms account for 1.5% and pancreatic and pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysms account for 2% of all splanchnic…
Transaortic Renal Artery Endarterectomy for Renal Artery Atherosclerosis James C. Stanley Renal revascularization is indicated for renin-mediated hypertension and for progressive renal insufficiency secondary to renal artery arteriosclerosis. Renal artery…
Subclavian and Axillary Artery Aneurysms Thomas C. Bower and Joseph J. Ricotta Subclavian and axillary artery aneurysms account for less than 1% of all peripheral artery aneurysms. Among 1488 patients…
Renal Arteriovenous Malformations And Arteriovenous Fistulas Kyung J. Cho and James J. Shields Renal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) have the common characteristic of one or more abnormal…
Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome Guillermo A. Escobar and James C. Stanley Celiac artery compression syndrome was first described in the 1960s. It is a consequence of extrinsic compression by the…
Surgical Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Embolism Victor Pretorius, Michael Madani and Stuart W. Jamieson Thrombosis is a physiologic hemostatic response to vascular injury. Pathologic thrombosis is based on…
Aortofemoral Bypass for Atherosclerotic Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease David C. Brewster Aortoiliac disease (AOID) is usually segmental in distribution and therefore amenable to effective treatment. Even in patients with multilevel disease,…
Vascular Injury Secondary to Drug Abuse Gerald S. Treiman, Misty Humphries and Richard L. Treiman Arterial Injury Inadvertent intraarterial drug injection (IADI) can result from administration of medication by health…
Invasive Methods of Diagnosing Acute and Chronic Venous Disease David M. Williams The diagnosis of acute and chronic venous disease is usually made by compression ultrasound (US) of the extremities…
