The advantages of a retroperitoneal approach as described by Yang and colleagues include reduced respiratory complications owing to a less painful incision, reduced postoperative ileus, and reduced ...

Chrysant, who was tasked with arguing that endovascular therapy is an acceptable treatment for common femoral artery lesions, said it is important to understand the anatomy before considering a ...

RECONSTRUCTIVE arterial surgery has now progressed to a time when the majority of patients with ischemic disease of the lower extremities, associated with either complete or partial large-vessel ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio The use of balloon angioplasty and ...

A new approach to carotid stenting, in which the carotid artery is accessed directly instead of by use of a catheter that is guided through the circulation from the groin, has shown lower rates of ...

Researchers determined that carotid artery stenting (CAS) with embolic protection is an economically attractive alternative to endarterectomy (END) for patients at increased surgical risk. The study, ...

Objectives To assess timeliness of carotid endarterectomy services in the United Kingdom. Design Observational study with follow-up to March 2008. Setting UK hospitals performing carotid ...

Marius Berman, Deepa Gopalan, Linda Sharples, Nick Screaton, Caroline Maccan, Karen Sheares, Joanna Pepke-Zaba, John Dunning, Steven Tsui, David P. Jenkins Pulmonary ...