Descending Thoracic Aorta to Femoral Bypass
Descending Thoracic Aorta to Femoral Bypass Peter Hunt and Walter J. McCarthy The descending thoracic aorta–to–femoral artery bypass can be defined as a bypass from the aorta just proximal to…
Treatment of Aortic Graft Infection with Autologous Femoral Vein
Treatment of Aortic Graft Infection with Autologous Femoral Vein J. Gregory Modrall and G. Patrick Clagett There are no simple solutions to aortic graft infection, but a thoughtful approach to…
Duplex Scanning in the Evaluation of Renal Arterial Occlusive Disease
Duplex Scanning in the Evaluation of Renal Arterial Occlusive Disease R. Eugene Zierler Duplex ultrasound scanning was developed in the 1970s as a direct noninvasive method for evaluating the extracranial…
Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema
Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema Magdiel Trinidad-Hernandez and Peter Gloviczki Physical therapy, compression garments, manual lymphatic drainage, and intermittent pneumatic compression pumps are currently the first line of treatment in patients with…
Blunt Arterial Injuries of the Shoulder: Open and Endovascular Therapy
Blunt Arterial Injuries of the Shoulder Open and Endovascular Therapy Robert R. Carter and Eric D. Endean The major vessels injured with shoulder girdle trauma are the axillary and subclavian…
Arterial Macroembolism
Arterial Macroembolism Peter K. Henke Arterial macroembolism causes significant morbidity and is associated with mortality. In the limb, an arterial macroembolism causes one of the most common vascular emergencies: acute…
Postoperative Surveillance of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Endografts
Postoperative Surveillance of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Endografts W. Anthony Lee Postoperative surveillance is an integral part of the overall treatment strategy after endovascular aortic repair, and failure of surveillance…
Pathology and Classification of Chronic Venous Disease
Pathology and Classification of Chronic Venous Disease George Manis and Frank Padberg Chronic venous disease (CVD) is the most common disorder of the peripheral vascular system. In population studies, 10%…
Operative Revascularization for Trash Foot
Operative Revascularization for Trash Foot David O’Connor, Nicholas J. Gargiulo, III and Frank J. Veith Distal embolization of atherosclerotic debris to the foot is a serious and challenging dilemma. Most…
External Methods of Angioaccess
External Methods of Angioaccess Juan Carlos Jimenez, Madhukar S. Patel and Samuel Eric Wilson Central venous access is required for temporary or permanent hemodialysis in many situations. It is estimated…
