Placement of an aortomonoiliac stent graft without femorofemoral revascularization in endovascular aneurysm repair: a case report [PDF]
Introduction: Endovascular aortic repair, if technically feasible, is the treatment of choice for patients with a contained ruptured aortic aneurysm who are unfit for open surgery. Case presentation: We report the case of an 80-year-old Caucasian man who
Diehl, Steffen Johannes +11 more
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Contained rupture of an aortic arch aneurysm in a patient with syphilitic aortitis. A case report
Syphilitic aortitis is a rare complication of tertiary syphilis, which can lead to aortic aneurysm formation, aortic valvular insufficiency, and ostial coronary stenosis.
Victor Bilman +3 more
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Cost-effectiveness of the National Health Service Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme in England. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Implementation of the National Health Service abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme (NAAASP) for men aged 65 years began in England in 2009.
Thompson, SG +9 more
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Ruptured hemiarch and descending thoracic aorta aneurysm: hybrid treatment
Ruptured aortic arch aneurysm is a life threatening disease. Surgical repair has an high perioperative mortality rate and totally endovascular treatment is a challenge. Hybrid repair has been proposed as a valuable approach.
Settembrini Alberto +5 more
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Aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is a serious form of disease because it may be extensive or associated with a more distant aneurysm. This manifestation occurs in about one-third of the cases. The actuarial 5-year survival of nontreated patients is only 13% with many patients dying from aortic rupture. The 5-year survival of our patients with aneurysm of
E S, Crawford +4 more
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Geography, private costs and uptake of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in a remote rural area. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The relationship between geographical location, private costs, health provider costs and uptake of health screening is unclear. This paper examines these relationships in a screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysm in the Highlands ...
Duncan John L +11 more
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The ascending aorta and aortic arch aneurysm surgical correction is the most difficult problem of cardiovascular surgery due to the necessity of management of the main disease and adequate protection of the brain and visceral organs. The aim.
V. I. Kravchenko +4 more
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Elective Open Suprarenal Aneurysm Repair in England from 2000 to 2010 an Observational Study of Hospital Episode Statistics [PDF]
Background: Open surgery is widely used as a benchmark for the results of fenestrated endovascular repair of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
Hinchliffe, RJ +23 more
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Total aortic arch endovascular repair using an iliac branch device
A 76-year-old man who 2 years before underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aneurysm of the aortic arch was admitted to our department with dysphonia and dysphagia due to an increasing diameter of aneurysm of the aortic arch because of type Ia
Raffaello Bellosta, MD +3 more
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Hybrid Arch Repair with Supra-Aortic Debranching and Using Castor Stent-Graft
Background The management of aortic lesions involving the aortic arch in patients who cannot tolerate thoracotomy is a challenge. Case Description A 32-year-old woman who underwent a giant aneurysm at the proximal end of the descending aorta ...
Xijie Gao +3 more
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