These retrospective data suggest that endografting of descending thoracic aneurysms can be performed with less peri-operative morbidity, at lower hospital costs, but with equal mid-term life expectancy, compared with open grafting.
Promising immediate and midterm results (up to 2 years) support F-EVAR as a feasible, safe, and effective treatment in a relatively high-risk cohort of patients with pararenal AAAs.
Following carotid stenting, sharp ICA angulation that are aggravated by forward bending of the head occur at the distal stent junction. The stented section of the carotid artery shows complete lack of flexibility despite highly flexible features of hte stents ex vivo. Both the CCA and ICA are subjected to considerable torsion shear with the head turned left and right. This shear is not accommodated by the current stent designs.
Our initial experience with robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) shows it is a feasible technique for aortoiliac bypass surgery. However, laparoscopic aortoiliac surgery demands considerable experience and operative times need to be reduced before this technique can be widely implemented.
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