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Vascular Anatomy of the Supraclavicular Area Revisited: Feasibility of the Free Supraclavicular Perforator Flap

2008

Vascular anatomy of the supraclavicular area revisited: feasibility of the free supraclavicular perforator flap. Cordova A, Pirrello R, D'Arpa S, Jeschke J, Brenner E, Moschella F. Source Cattedra di Chirurgia Plastica e Ricostruttiva, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche ed Oncologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy. adriana.cordova.unipa@gmail.com Abstract BACKGROUND: The supraclavicular skin has been studied extensively and used as a pedicled flap for face and neck reconstruction. Its use as a free flap has not paralleled its use as a pedicled flap. The authors performed an anatomical investigation to assess the possibility of harvesting a free supraclavicular flap …

Response to ‘The trap door flap: A reliable, reproducible method of anterior pinna reconstruction’

2013

Late Complication after Superficial Femoral Artery (SFA) Aneurysm: Stent-graft Expulsion Outside the Skin.

2014

A 78-year-old man presented with a 7-cm aneurysm in the left superficial femoral artery, which was considered unfit and anatomically unsuitable for conven- tional open surgery for multiple comorbidities. The patient was treated with stent-graft [Viabhan stent-graft (WL Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, AZ)]. Two years from stent-graft implantation, the patient presented a purulent secretion and a spontaneous external expulsion through a fistulous channel. No claudication symptoms or hemorrhagic signs were present. The pus and device cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus sensitive to piperacillin/tazobac- tam. Patient management consisted of fistula drainage, systemic antibiotic the…

Idiopathic infantile asymmetry, proposal of a measurement scale

2004

Abstract To evaluate the development of idiopathic infantile asymmetry and the efficacy of therapeutic interventions, spinal scoliosis can be quantified on the basis of radiographs. For obvious reasons, use of this technique is limited. Here we present a clinical method to describe and quantify infantile asymmetry. For item selection, spontaneous movements (SMs), reactive movements (RMs) and length differences were video recorded in 30 infants (median age 10 weeks, range 6–16) with variable degrees of asymmetry. Within these three categories, reactive movements elicited by head turns to the right and left side in the prone and supine position emerged as reliable parameters reflecting trunk …

Clinic modelling randomised trials (CMRT's) in animals as a new intermediate between biological experiments and randomised clinical trials: applicati…

1998

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Component Stability of the Nellix Endovascular Aneurysm Sealing System After Treatment of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic A…

2016

Purpose: To assess short-term stability and conformational changes of the Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing (EVAS) System using 3-dimensional (3D) analysis. Methods: Postoperative computed tomography (CT) scans obtained at 0, 3, and 12 months in 24 patients (mean age 75±7 years; 22 men) who underwent EVAS between December 2013 and December 2014 for intact abdominal aortic aneurysm (within the instructions for use) were evaluated for stent-graft deviation in multiple planes using dedicated 3D analysis software. In addition, 2D analysis using an anatomically fixed reference landmark was performed to assess craniocaudal migration. Clinical and follow-up data of the patients were recorded a…

Is delayed facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention better than immediate in reperfused myocardial infarction? Six months follow up findings

2006

Background: There are several new strategies proposed to improve the outcome of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). One approach is the resurgent use of facilitated percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Until recently, deciding whether immediate PCI after combined treatment (facilitated PCI) is more appropriate than delayed PCI (short time) has not been investigated. The aim of this study, therefore, was to investigate the outcomes in patients initially successfully treated pharmacologically and immediate PCI < 2 hr, and in patients initially successfully treated with pharmacological therapy and with delayed PCI (12–72 h). Methods: 451 reperfused STEMI patients, a…

Subclavian Stenosis/Occlusion in Patients with Subclavian Steal and Previous Bypass of Internal Mammary Interventricular Anterior Artery: Medical or …

2004

There are only a few published studies on the association between subclavian steal syndrome and ischemic heart disease. The objective of this report is to evaluate the efficacy of subclavian stenoocclusion treatment in patients with subclavian steal syndrome (SSS) and previous cor- onary bypass. Over the last 8 years we observed 207 patients who underwent left internal mammary artery–intraventricular artery (LIMA–IVA) bypass graft. Of these, 31 patients were affected by steno-occlusion of the homolateral subclavian artery. Ten patients (group 1) showed latent vertebral-SSS and were pharmacologically treated. Seven patients (group 2) had an intermittent vertebral-SSS; four patients were trea…

A Multicenter Experience With a New Fenestrated-Branched Device for Endovascular Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms.

2018

To investigate the outcomes of patients who were treated for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) using custom-made fenestrated-branched stent-grafts.A consecutive series of 108 patients (mean age 73.5 years; 73 men) with TAAA were treated with E-xtra Design Engineering customized fenestrated-branched stent-grafts between November 2011 and January 2017. Data on baseline characteristics, procedures, and clinical follow-up were collected from 6 regional European surgical centers for retrospective analysis of endoleaks, reinterventions, and target vessel patency. The median aneurysm diameter was 6.75 cm (range 5.5-13). The distribution of the TAAA according to the modified Crawford classi…

Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Repair in the Endovascular Era: Fourteen-Years Single Center Experience

2015

Abstract To compare outcomes of popliteal artery aneurysm (PAA) repair by endovascular treatment, great saphenous vein (GSV) bypass, and prosthetic bypass. Single center retrospective analysis of patients presenting PAA from 2000 to 2013. Patients were divided into endovascular treatment (group A); GSV bypass (group B); and prosthetic graft bypass (group C). Outcomes were technical success, perioperative mortality, and morbidity. Survival, primary and secondary patency, and freedom from reintervention rate were estimated. Differences in ankle-brachial index (ABI), in-hospital length of stay (InH-Los), red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, and limb loss were reported. Mean follow-up was 49 (medi…