Upper Extremity Revascularization
Upper Extremity Revascularization Cheong J. Lee and William H. Pearce Symptomatic arterial disease of the upper extremity is uncommon, accounting for approximately 5% of all cases of extremity ischemia. Ischemia…
Unilateral Retroperitoneal Iliofemoral Bypass
Unilateral Retroperitoneal Iliofemoral Bypass Peter G. Kalman The typical patient with isolated iliac occlusive disease generally has intermittent claudication. Critical ischemia in the form of rest pain, ulceration, or gangrene…
Surgical Treatment of Takayasu Arteritis
Surgical Treatment of Takayasu Arteritis Karen Woo and Fred A. Weaver In 1908, Takayasu, a Japanese ophthalmologist, reported retinal arteriovenous shunts in a wreathlike distribution around the optic disc and…
Pathophysiology of Aortic Dissection
Pathophysiology of Aortic Dissection David M. Williams The natural history of aortic dissections associated with aortic rupture or end-organ malperfusion invites a careful study of the structural properties of the…
Open Surgical Treatment of Fibromuscular Dysplasia of the Carotid Artery
Open Surgical Treatment of Fibromuscular Dysplasia of the Carotid Artery James C. Stanley Most patients with carotid artery fibrodysplasia are likely to be asymptomatic, although the number reported without symptoms…
Endovascular Treatment of Nonruptured Infrarenal Aortic and Aortoiliac Aneurysms
Endovascular Treatment of Nonruptured Infrarenal Aortic and Aortoiliac Aneurysms Gavin C. O’Brien, Raffi A. Qasabian, and Geoffrey H. White Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has become established as the first-line approach…
Carotid Artery Kinks and Coils
Carotid Artery Kinks and Coils Christopher J. Smolock, Javier E. Anaya-Ayala, Daynene Vykoukal, Alan B. Lumsden and Mark G. Davies Most anatomic descriptions of the cervical carotid artery note a…
Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms
Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms Matthew T. Allemang, Kathryn S. Dyhdalo and Jerry Goldstone Among the thousands of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) treated each year, the origin of a few…
Technical Aspects of Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy for Atherosclerotic Disease
Technical Aspects of Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy for Atherosclerotic Disease Dhiraj M. Shah, R. Clement Darling, III, Benjamin B. Chang, Paul B. Kreienberg, Philip S.K. Paty, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, Sean P….
Selection of Patients with Aortic Aneurysms for Open Surgical or Endovascular Repair
Selection of Patients with Aortic Aneurysms for Open Surgical or Endovascular Repair K. Brigitte, Smith and K. Craig Kent An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is lethal; if associated with rupture,…
