HYPOTHESIS Percutaneous endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (RAAAs) has better outcomes than traditional open surgical repair. DESIGN Single-center retrospective review. SETTING University hospital tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Thirty-seven RAAAs treated using endovascular repair (n = 15) or open surgery (n = 22). INTERVENTIONS From January 1, 2000, through D...

 Abstract Traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneurysms have been treated traditionally with open surgery in the past, which have had noticeable rates of mortality and morbidity. A safer method of treatment for this disease is made possible with recent progress in endovascular treatment techniques. In this article, we present three cases of Traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudo aneu...

purpose : the goal of this study was evaluation of the incidence rate of posttraumatic endophthalmitis, its clinical features and probable risk factors in repaired open globe injuries. methods : in this retrospective case series, surgical and medical records of 600 patients with open globe injury were reviewed. patients who underwent primary repair (as soon as possible) in khatam-al-anbia eye h...

The epidemiology of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease has been well described over the preceding 50 years. This disease primarily affects elderly males with smoking, hypertension, and a positive family history contributing to an increased risk of aneurysm formation. The aging population as well as increased screening in high-risk populations has led some to suggest that the incidence of A...

Angiología es una revista científica bimensual editada desde 1949. Está dedicada al estudio de las enfermedades vasculares, incluyendo todos los aspectos la medicina vascular, el diagnóstico no invasivo, tratamiento quirúrgico tradicional arterial y venoso, así como mínimamente invasivo y/o endovascular.