Uneventful Endoscopic Retrieval of a Cannibalized Aortic Trouser Graft

Tadalafil attenuates graft arteriosclerosis of aortic transplant in a rat model

Objective(s): Tadalafil can restore endothelial function and treat atherosclerosis. However, the effect of tadalafil on transplant arteriosclerosis remains unclear. In this study, we explore the effects of tadalafil on allograft vasculopathy. Materials and Methods: Male Brow-Norway rats supplied aorta grafts for Male Lewis rats. All recipients were divided into 3 groups: saline as placebo (con...

Late lumen loss in thoracic aortic end graft after endovascular procedure of a traumatic pseudoaneurysm

We report the case of a 23-year-old woman who died due to endograft stenosis 20 months after thoracic endovascular aortic repair. The patient presented with the pseudocoarctation syndrome. Although angioplasty of stenosis endograft was successfully performed, severe metabolic complications were lethal.

Secondary Aortoesophageal Fistula Due to Thoracic Aortic Stent Graft: Is There a Role for Endoscopic Intervention?

e present a case report of a 78-year-old man that was dmitted in our Intensive Care Unit after an urgent surgical epair of a stent-grafting endoleak and an aortobronchial stula. Five years before this event, he had been submitted o a thoracic endovascular repair of a descending thoracic orta aneurysm. The immediate post-operative course was uneventful. our days after surgery, the patient develo...

Abdominal Aortic Graft Infection

Despite the advances in operative techniques and perioperative management of patients suffering from abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) or occlusive aorto-iliac disease, there are many early and late complications related to aortic graft insertion, either in open or endovascular approach, that every vascular surgeon should bear in mind. One of the most dreaded complication is the infection of pr...

Endoscopic retrieval of miniature battery.