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Current Therapy in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery E-Book

Current Therapy in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery E-Book

James C. Stanley | Frank Veith | Thomas W Wakefield

(2014)

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Current Therapy in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery is an ideal medical reference book to consult for information in this ever-changing field! Thoroughly revised to reflect the most recent innovations in vascular and endovascular surgery, it features more than 150 chapters on topics new to this edition, and equips residents and practitioners alike with the latest procedures and techniques in this rapidly growing area. Internationally recognized experts present expanded coverage of a wide array of topics, keeping you abreast of all of today's developments!

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Table of Contents

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Front Cover Cover
Current Therapy in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery iii
Copyright iv
Contributors v
Preface xxi
Contents xxiii
Cerebrovascular Disease 1
Pathology of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis 1
GEOMETRY OF THE CAROTID BIFURCATION 1
HEMODYNAMIC CONDITIONS AT THE CAROTID BIFURCATION 1
CAROTID BIFURCATION ATHEROSCLEROSIS 2
Selected References 3
Carotid and Vertebral Artery Fibrodysplasia 3
CAROTID ARTERY FIBRODYSPLASIA 3
VERTEBRAL ARTERY FIBRODYSPLASIA 5
Carotid Artery Dissections 6
CLINICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 6
DIAGNOSIS 6
Selected References 6
TREATMENT 7
OUTCOMES 8
Selected References 8
Carotid Artery Kinks and Coils 9
ETIOLOGY 9
EPIDEMIOLOGY 9
IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS 9
Giant Cell Arteritis 10
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 10
MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT 10
Selected References 10
CLINICAL FEATURES 11
DIAGNOSIS 11
MEDICAL TREATMENT 12
SURGICAL TREATMENT 12
PROGNOSIS 12
Arteriographic Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease 13
INDICATIONS FOR CATHETER-BASED ANGIOGRAPHY 13
ANGIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES 13
COMPLICATIONS OF CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY 18
Selected References 19
Computed Tomography in Cerebrovascular Disease 19
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography in the Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease 20
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 20
Selected References 20
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY 21
CONCLUSION 21
Selected References 21
Duplex Scanning and Spectral Analysis of Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerotic Disease 22
IMPORTANT CONCEPTS 22
GRADING OF STENOSIS 23
DUPLEX SCANNING AND STROKE RISK STRATIFICATION: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 24
Selected References 25
Transcranial Doppler in the Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease 26
TECHNIQUE 26
CLINICAL INDICATIONS 26
FUNCTIONAL TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER 28
THERAPEUTIC TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER 28
SUMMARY 28
Selected References 28
Medical Treatment to Prevent Transient Ischemic Attacks and Ischemic Stroke 29
MODIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS 29
CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE PREVENTION 32
STROKE PREVENTION IN SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATION 32
SECONDARY PREVENTION OF TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK AND STROKE 32
SECONDARY PREVENTION OF CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE 33
CONCLUSION 34
Selected References 34
Medical Therapy Including Fibrinolytic Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke 35
DIAGNOSIS 35
TREATMENT 35
PREVENTING FUTURE STROKES 36
INTRAARTERIAL THROMBOLYSIS 36
Selected References 36
Diabetes as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cerebrovascular Disease 37
DIABETES AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE 37
PREVENTION OF STROKE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES 37
DIABETES AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES 39
GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN THE SETTING OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE 39
CONCLUSION 39
Selected References 39
Selection of Patients for Carotid Endarterectomy versus Carotid Artery Stenting 40
CAROTID STENTING VERSUS ENDARTERECTOMY: MAJOR TRIAL DATA 40
TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS 41
TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMATIC CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS 41
LIMITATIONS OF TRANSFEMORAL CAROTID ARTERY STENTING WITH DISTAL FILTER PROTECTION 42
Selected References 42
Technical Aspects of Percutaneous Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting for Arteriosclerotic Disease 43
PREPROCEDURAL EVALUATION 43
ARTERIAL ACCESS 43
CAROTID IMAGING AND SHEATH ACCESS 43
CEREBRAL PROTECTION 45
ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING 45
COMPLETION ANGIOGRAM 45
MANAGEMENT OF THE ACCESS SITE 46
POSTOPERATIVE CARE AND FOLLOW-UP 46
Selected References 46
Reversal of Cerebral Blood Flow to Prevent Stroke during Percutaneous Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting 47
IMPACT OF EMBOLIZATION 47
PRINCIPLES OF FLOW REVERSAL 47
CLINICAL RESULTS WITH THE FIRST-GENERATION FLOW-REVERSAL SYSTEM 48
SECOND-GENERATION FLOW-REVERSAL SYSTEM AND EMPIRE TRIAL 49
Embolic Protection Devices to Prevent Stroke during Percutaneous Angioplasty and Stenting 50
DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS 50
Selected References 50
SELECTION OF DEVICES 51
TECHNIQUE 51
CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS 52
CONCLUSIONS 53
Selected References 53
Blood Pressure Instability after Percutaneous Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting 54
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH CAROTID INTERVENTIONS 54
HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY TRIGGERED BY CAROTID ARTERY INTERVENTIONS 54
FACTORS PREDICTING HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY DURING CAROTID INTERVENTIONS 55
MANAGEMENT OF HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY INDUCED BY CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING 55
Selected References 56
Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stenting 56
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 56
INCIDENCE 56
RISK FACTORS 57
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 57
DIAGNOSIS 57
TREATMENT 57
Selected References 58
Treatment of Recurrent Carotid Artery Stenosis After Percutaneous Angioplasty and Stenting 58
INCIDENCE 58
DIAGNOSIS 59
NATURAL HISTORY 59
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE 59
TREATMENT 59
CONCLUSION 60
Selected References 60
Technical Aspects of Conventional Carotid Endarterectomy for Atherosclerotic Disease 60
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE 60
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 63
POSTOPERATIVE RESULTS 63
Selected References 64
Technical Aspects of Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy for Atherosclerotic Disease 64
METHODS 64
SHUNTING AND EVERSION ENDARTERECTOMY 65
UNUSUAL PROBLEMS AND TROUBLESHOOTING 65
Selected References 66
Patch Graft Closure with Carotid Endarterectomy 66
PATCH CLOSURE VERSUS PRIMARY CLOSURE 66
ROLE OF SELECTIVE PATCHING 67
CHOICE OF PATCH MATERIAL 68
CONCLUSIONS 70
Selected References 70
Management of the Infected Carotid Artery Patch 71
INFECTING MICROORGANISMS 71
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 71
RELATIONSHIP WITH PERIOPERATIVE INFECTION 71
INVESTIGATION OF PROSTHETIC PATCH INFECTION 71
MANAGEMENT OF PROSTHETIC PATCH INFECTION 72
CONCLUSION 73
Role of Shunting During Carotid Endarterectomy 74
SELECTIVE SHUNTING 74
Selected References 74
ROUTINE SHUNTING 75
CONCLUSIONS 76
Selected References 76
Intraoperative Assessment of the Technical Adequacy of Carotid Endarterectomy 76
ANGIOGRAPHY 76
DOPPLER STUDIES 77
DUPLEX SCANNING 77
FOLLOW-UP STUDIES 78
CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS 79
Selected References 79
Intraoperative Recognition and Treatment of Cerebral Ischemia During Carotid Endarterectomy 80
REGIONAL ANESTHESIA 80
GENERAL ANESTHESIA 80
INTRAOPERATIVE TREATMENT 81
Selected References 82
Early Postoperative Recognition and Management of Acute Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy 83
EVALUATION 83
SURGICAL REEXPLORATION 83
ENDOVASCULAR NEURORESCUE 84
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT 84
CEREBRAL HYPERPERFUSION VERSUS MICROEMBOLIC SHOWERS 85
Selected References 85
Regional and Local Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy 85
Carotid Endarterectomy or Stenting for Evolving Stroke Secondary to Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis 88
THROMBOLYSIS AND CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY IN ACUTE CERVICAL CAROTID OCCLUSION 88
Selected References 88
CAROTID ARTERY STENTING IN ACUTE CERVICAL CAROTID OCCLUSION 89
CAROTID ARTERY STENTING FOR EMERGENT REVASCULARIZATION FOR ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE 90
CONCLUSION 91
Selected References 91
Timing of Carotid Endarterectomy After Fixed Stroke Secondary to Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis 91
Selected References 93
Carotid Occlusion and Near-Carotid Occlusion of the Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery 93
INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION 93
CAROTID STRING SIGN 94
Blood Pressure Instability After Carotid Endarterectomy 96
SUMMARY 96
Selected References 96
INCIDENCE 97
ETIOLOGY 97
TREATMENT 98
Selected References 98
Relevance of External Carotid Artery Disease in Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion 99
ANATOMY OF CEREBRAL COLLATERAL CIRCULATION 99
EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT WITH SYMPTOMATIC OCCLUSION OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY 99
CURRENT INDICATIONS AND RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT 100
TECHNIQUE OF EXTERNAL CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY 101
RECOMMENDATIONS 102
Selected References 102
Intracranial Occlusive Disease and Aneurysms: Influence on Carotid Revascularization Outcomes 103
INTRACRANIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE 103
INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS 105
Selected References 107
Pathology of Carotid Artery Restenosis 107
DESCRIPTIVE PATHOLOGY 107
PATHOGENESIS 108
Selected References 109
Treatment of Recurrent Stenosis After Previous Carotid Endarterectomy 110
OPTIMAL IMAGING FOR ASSESSMENT OF CAROTID RESTENOSIS 110
TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR RECURRENT CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS 110
Selected References 113
Management of Concomitant Carotid and Coronary Arterial Disease 113
CARDIAC RISK STRATIFICATION PRIOR TO CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY 113
CAUSES OF STROKE FOLLOWING CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION 113
RELATIONSHIP OF CAROTID STENOSIS TO PERIOPERATIVE STROKE 114
TIMING OF CAROTID AND CORONARY OPERATIONS 114
CONCOMITANT CAROTID AND CORONARY ARTERY OPERATIONS 114
STAGED VERSUS COMBINED CAROTID AND CORONARY ARTERY OPERATIONS 115
CONCLUSION 115
Selected References 115
The Role of Extracranial1397059140Intracranial Bypass in Current Practice 116
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 116
PROCEDURAL CHARACTERISTICS 117
CURRENT DATA 117
CONCLUSIONS 118
Selected References 118
Open Surgical Treatment of Fibromuscular Dysplasia of the Carotid Artery 119
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES 119
SURGICAL RESULTS 119
Endovascular Treatment of Fibromuscular Dysplasia of the Carotid Artery 120
INDICATIONS 120
TECHNIQUE 120
Selected References 120
RESULTS 121
SUMMARY 122
Selected References 122
Vertebral Artery Reconstruction for Vertebrobasilar Ischemia 122
PATIENT EVALUATION 123
INDICATIONS FOR OPERATION 123
SURGICAL REPAIR 123
Selected References 125
Endovascular Angioplasty and Stenting for Proximal Subclavian Artery Stenosis 125
CLINICAL EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS 125
INDICATIONS FOR TREATMENT 125
TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY 126
RESULTS OF SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING 127
ENDOVASCULAR VERSUS SURGICAL INTERVENTION 127
CONCLUSION 128
Selected References 128
Subclavian to Carotid Arterial Transposition 129
Carotid1397059140Subclavian Bypass and Other Nonanatomic Revascularizations for Proximal Subclavian Artery Stenosis 132
ANATOMY 132
Selected References 132
CAROTID–SUBCLAVIAN BYPASS 133
OTHER NONANATOMIC SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY RECONSTRUCTIONS 134
Selected References 134
Conventional Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of Innominate Artery Atherosclerosis 135
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 135
DIAGNOSIS 135
TREATMENT 135
CONCLUSIONS 137
Selected References 137
Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms 138
TRUE CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSMS 138
TRAUMATIC FALSE ANEURYSMS OF THE CAROTID ARTERY 139
FALSE ANEURYSMS FOLLOWING CAROTID ARTERY ENDARTERECTOMY 140
Selected References 140
Carotid Body Tumors 141
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 141
DIAGNOSIS 141
PREOPERATIVE EMBOLIZATION 142
SURGICAL INDICATIONS 142
SURGICAL APPROACH 143
SURGICAL RESULTS 144
Selected References 144
Radiation-Induced Arteritis 145
COMPARISON WITH ARTERIOSCLEROSIS 145
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 145
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 146
MANAGEMENT 146
Surgical Treatment of Takayasu Arteritis 148
CLINICAL FEATURES 148
SURVEILLANCE AND PREVENTION 148
Selected References 148
MEDICAL TREATMENT 150
SURGICAL TREATMENT 150
Selected References 151
Upper Extremity Arterial Disease 153
Pathology of Upper Extremity Arterial Disease 153
VASOSPASM 153
INTRINSIC ARTERIAL DISEASE 153
EMBOLISM 155
TRAUMA 155
MEDICAL CONDITIONS 155
Upper Extremity Revascularization 156
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION 156
ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT 156
SURGICAL TREATMENT 156
Selected References 156
COMMON APPROACHES TO THE UPPER EXTREMITY VESSELS 157
SURGICAL RESULTS 158
Selected References 159
Diagnosis and Treatment of Upper Extremity Vasospastic Disease 159
RAYNAUD’S SYNDROME 159
TREATMENT 161
Selected References 162
Extremity Causalgia: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy 163
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 163
MEDICAL THERAPY 165
SUMMARY 167
Selected References 167
Thoracic Sympathectomy 167
ANATOMY OF THE CERVICAL AND THORACIC SYMPATHETIC GANGLIA 167
PHYSIOLOGY OF SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 168
THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS 169
Selected References 171
Etiology and Anatomic Pathology of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 171
ANATOMY 171
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 173
SUMMARY 174
Selected References 174
Diagnosis of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 175
NEUROGENIC THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME 175
VENOUS THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME 176
ARTERIAL THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME 177
Selected References 177
Conservative Treatment for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 177
ASSESSMENT FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY 178
COMMENT 179
Transaxillary Operative Management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 180
Selected References 180
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 181
Selected References 182
Supraclavicular Operative Approach for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 182
MANAGEMENT OF NEUROGENIC THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME 182
MANAGEMENT OF VENOUS THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME 185
MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIAL THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME 185
CLOSURE, POSTOPERATIVE CARE, AND RECOVERY 186
Selected References 186
Treatment of Arterial Complications in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 186
ANATOMIC FEATURES 187
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 187
DIAGNOSIS 187
TREATMENT 188
Selected References 189
Subclavian and Axillary Artery Aneurysms 189
SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY ANEURYSMS 189
ABERRANT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY ANEURYSMS 190
AXILLARY ARTERY ANEURYSMS 190
DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION 191
OPERATIVE TREATMENT 191
ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR 192
RESULTS 193
Selected References 193
Buerger1397969521s Disease 194
DIAGNOSIS 194
NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 195
OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 195
Selected References 196
Ergotism 196
PHARMACOLOGY 196
CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF ERGOTISM 197
ERGOT ALKALOIDS AND DRUG INTERACTIONS 198
TREATMENT 198
Selected References 198
Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome 199
PREVALENCE OF DISEASE 199
ANATOMY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 199
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION 200
MANAGEMENT 202
Selected References 202
Aortic Aneurysm 203
Pathogenesis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 203
BIOMECHANICAL WALL STRESS AND STRUCTURAL PATHOLOGY 203
INTRALUMINAL THROMBUS 203
MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES AND ENDOGENOUS PROTEASES 204
AORTIC MEDIAL DECOMPENSATION 205
INFLAMMATION AND AUTOIMMUNITY 205
PATHOGEN INVOLVEMENT AND AUTOIMMUNITY 205
OXIDATIVE STRESS 206
ADVENTITIAL MODIFICATION 206
MODELS OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM AND FUTURE RESEARCH 206
SUMMARY 206
Selected References 206
Genetics of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 207
THE HERITABILITY OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS VERSUS THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS 207
INHERITANCE OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM 207
IDENTIFYING GENES ASSOCIATED WITH ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS 207
LINKAGE STUDIES 208
GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES 209
FUTURE RESEARCH 209
Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms 210
PATHOLOGY 210
CONCLUSION 210
Selected References 210
ETIOLOGY 211
CONCLUSION 212
Selected References 212
Pathophysiology of Aortic Dissection 212
EARLY ANATOMIC CHANGES IN AORTIC DISSECTION 212
ISCHEMIC COMPLICATIONS OF AORTIC DISSECTION 213
FALSE LUMEN EXPANSION 214
Selected References 215
Arteriomegaly and Aneurysmosis 215
ETIOLOGY 215
CLASSIFICATION 215
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT 215
CONCLUSION 217
Vascular Complications of Marfan Syndrome, Ehlers1397059140Danlos Syndrome, and Loeys1397059140Dietz Syndrome 218
MARFAN SYNDROME 218
Selected References 218
EHLERS–DANLOS SYNDROME 219
LOEYS–DIETZ SYNDROME 220
Selected References 220
Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 221
SCREENING FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM 222
ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FOLLOW-UP OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM 223
Angiography in the Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 224
INDICATIONS FOR CATHETER-BASED ARTERIOGRAPHY 224
PLANNING ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR 224
Selected References 224
Selected References 225
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 226
Selected References 228
Computed Tomography and Computed Tomographic Arteriography in the Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 228
DATA SETS 228
SCAN PARAMETERS 228
RECONSTRUCTION 229
INITIAL AORTIC ASSESSMENT 230
ANALYSIS OF DISEASE EXTENT 230
ANEURYSM SIZE 230
ASSESSMENT OF THE PROXIMAL AND DISTAL NECKS 230
TORTUOSITY 231
AORTIC BRANCH ASSESSMENT 231
RELATIONAL BRANCH VESSEL GEOMETRY 232
AORTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AFTER OPEN OR ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT 232
Selected References 233
Selection of Patients with Aortic Aneurysms for Open Surgical or Endovascular Repair 233
OPEN REPAIR OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM 233
ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR 234
OPEN VERSUS ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR: THE DATA 234
INTEGRATION OF TRIAL DATA INTO CLINICAL DECISION MAKING 235
EVAR VERSUS MEDICAL MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS AT TOO-HIGH RISK FOR OPEN REPAIR 236
SUMMARY 237
Selected References 237
Management of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 237
RUPTURE RISK 237
LIFE EXPECTANCY 237
OPERATIVE RISK 238
OPERATIVE DECISION MAKING 239
GROWTH AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT 239
SURVEILLANCE RECOMMENDATIONS 240
Selected References 240
Endovascular Treatment of Nonruptured Infrarenal Aortic and Aortoiliac Aneurysms 241
PROCEDURAL PLANNING AND ANATOMIC MEASUREMENTS 241
DEVICE OVERSIZING 241
ENDOVASCULAR STENT DEPLOYMENT TECHNIQUES 242
LONG-TERM DATA AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 243
Selected References 243
Endovascular Treatment of Pararenal and Suprarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 244
TECHNIQUE 244
LIMITATIONS 244
PUBLISHED RESULTS 245
EVOLUTION 245
Selected References 246
Endovascular Treatment of Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 246
CLINICAL FEATURES 246
ENDOVASCULAR MANAGEMENT 246
RUPTURED INFLAMMATORY ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS 248
SUMMARY 248
Selected References 248
Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysms 249
THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS 249
A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE 249
COLLECTED WORLD EXPERIENCE 249
WHY ARE RESULTS VARIABLE? 250
IS A RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED COMPARISON OF ENDOVASCULAR AND OPEN REPAIR NEEDED? 250
Selected References 251
Management of Coexistent Splanchnic and Renal Artery Occlusive Disease 251
SPLANCHNIC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR 251
RENAL ARTERY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AND ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR 252
Selected References 253
Internal Iliac Artery Embolization as an Adjunct to Endovascular Aneurysm Repair 253
RELEVANT ANATOMY 253
EMBOLIZATION TOOLS 253
TECHNIQUE 254
COMPLICATIONS 255
Endovascular Iliac Branch Devices for Iliac Aneurysms 256
RATIONALE 256
DEVICE DESIGN 256
DEVICE DEPLOYMENT 256
Selected References 256
RESULTS 257
DISCUSSION 257
Selected References 258
Iliac Artery Conduits for Endovascular Access 258
ILIAC ARTERY ACCESS 258
REMOTE FEMORAL ARTERY ACCESS 259
Selected References 260
Conversion to Open Surgical Treatment After Failed Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair 261
INDICATIONS 261
PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 261
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES 261
POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 263
Treatment of Endovascular Leaks After Aortic Endografting 264
TYPE I ENDOLEAK 264
Selected References 264
TYPE II ENDOLEAK 265
TYPE III ENDOLEAK 266
TYPE IV ENDOLEAK 266
TYPE V ENDOLEAK 266
CONCLUSIONS 267
Selected References 267
Management of Acute Limb Ischemia Complicating Aortic Reconstruction 267
SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM 267
ETIOLOGY 267
PREVENTION 267
DIAGNOSIS 267
MANAGEMENT 268
Selected References 269
Intestinal and Renal Ischemia Complicating Open and Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Reconstructions 269
RENAL COMPLICATIONS 269
INTESTINAL COMPLICATIONS 271
Selected References 273
Neurologic Complications after Open and Endovascular Aortic Surgery 273
SPINAL CORD INJURY 273
STROKE 274
DIRECT NERVE INJURY 274
Selected References 275
Postoperative Surveillance of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Endografts 275
RATIONALE FOR POSTOPERATIVE SURVEILLANCE 275
ELEMENTS OF COMPLETE SURVEILLANCE 275
FOLLOW-UP SCHEDULE 277
Treatment of Aortic Endograft Migration 278
DEFINITION 278
INCIDENCE 278
RISK FACTORS FOR MIGRATION 278
Selected References 278
TREATMENT 279
Selected References 281
Open Transperitoneal Surgical Treatment of Nonruptured Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysms 282
ANATOMIC PREOPERATIVE PLANNING 282
TECHNIQUE 282
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 283
EARLY SURVIVAL 284
Selected References 284
Open Surgical Treatment of Ruptured Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysms 285
DIAGNOSIS 285
PROCEDURE 285
OUTCOMES 288
Selected References 289
Surgical Treatment of Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 289
DIAGNOSIS 289
MANAGEMENT 290
OUTCOMES 291
Selected References 291
Surgical Treatment of Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 292
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 292
OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 292
Selected References 293
Open Surgical Treatment of Pararenal and Suprarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 293
PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS 293
OPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 294
OUTCOMES 295
Selected References 297
Retroperitoneal Approach for Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy 297
INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS 297
SURGICAL TECHNIQUES 297
OUTCOMES 299
Autotransfusion in Aortic Reconstruction 300
AUTOLOGOUS PREOPERATIVE DEPOSIT 300
Selected References 300
INTRAOPERATIVE AUTOTRANSFUSION IN ELECTIVE AND EMERGENCY AORTIC PROCEDURES 301
INDICATIONS FOR TRANSFUSION 301
Selected References 302
Surgical Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm1397059140Inferior Vena Cava Fistula 302
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 302
SURGICAL TREATMENT 302
Selected References 303
Management of Primary Aortoenteric Fistulas 303
ETIOLOGY 303
DIAGNOSIS 303
TREATMENT 304
Selected References 305
Renal Ectopia and Renal Fusion in Patients Requiring Abdominal Aortic Operations 306
EMBRYOLOGY 306
ANATOMIC SUBGROUPS OF RENAL ECTOPIA 306
PREOPERATIVE IMAGING 308
THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVES 309
COMPLICATIONS AND RESULTS 310
Selected References 311
Venous Anomalies Encountered During Aortic Reconstruction 311
RETROAORTIC OR CIRCUMAORTIC LEFT RENAL VEIN 311
TRANSPOSED OR DUPLICATE INFERIOR VENA CAVA 312
Selected References 313
Open and Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Kidney Transplant Patients 313
INDICATIONS 313
RENAL PROTECTION 313
OPEN AORTIC RECONSTRUCTION 314
ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC RECONSTRUCTION 315
RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS 315
Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Concurrent Nonvascular Disease 316
SYNCHRONOUS DISEASE 316
Selected References 316
GALLBLADDER AND HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE 317
PANCREATIC DISEASE 317
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT 317
LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT 317
GENITOURINARY TRACT 318
GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE 319
RARE TUMORS AND SPINE DISORDERS 319
ABDOMINAL WALL 319
Selected References 319
Recognition and Treatment of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Following Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair 320
DETECTION 320
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 321
RISK FACTORS 322
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 322
CURRENT MANAGEMENT 322
Selected References 325
Endovascular Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms 326
STENT GRAFTS 326
INDICATIONS 326
TECHNIQUE 326
RESULTS 327
Selected References 328
Endovascular Graft Completion of Elephant Trunk Thoracic Aneurysm Repair 328
SECOND-STAGE ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURE 329
RESULTS 334
Selected References 335
Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Debranching in the Endovascular Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms 336
AORTIC ARCH AND PROXIMAL DESCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM DEBRANCHING 336
ASCENDING, ARCH, AND MORE EXTENSIVE ANEURYSMS 337
DEBRANCHING OF THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSMS 338
POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 341
Selected References 342
Endograft (VORTEC) Reconstruction of Aortic Branches Allowing Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms 343
ORIGINAL TECHNIQUE 343
INCISION AND TRANSECTION TECHNIQUES 344
RESULTS 345
DISCUSSION 345
Selected References 346
Multibranched Endovascular Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm 347
MULTIBRANCHED THORACOABDOMINAL STENT GRAFTS 347
STANDARDIZATION 347
STANDARD STENT GRAFT 347
PLANNING THE REPAIR 348
ADJUNCTIVE PROCEDURES 349
STENT GRAFT IMPLANTATION 349
RADIATION SAFETY 350
RESULTS 351
Selected References 351
Open Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms 352
INDICATIONS FOR REPAIR 352
OPERATIVE PLANNING 352
MEASURES FOR END-ORGAN PROTECTION 352
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE 353
POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 354
SURGICAL RESULTS 354
Selected References 354
Open Surgical Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms 354
CLASSIFICATION OF THORACOABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS 354
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 355
OPEN SURGICAL TECHNIQUE 355
RISK OF IMMEDIATE NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT 356
RISK OF DELAYED NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT 356
RISK OF KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION 356
POSTOPERATIVE GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLICATIONS 357
SURVIVAL AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES 357
Selected References 357
Paraplegia Prevention in Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair 358
ASSISTED CIRCULATION 359
INTERCOSTAL REIMPLANTATION 359
MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS 360
HYPOTHERMIA 360
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE 360
ENDOGRAFT THORACIC AND THORACOABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR 360
Selected References 360
Nonoperative Medical Management of Acute Aortic Dissection 361
EPIDEMIOLOGY 361
CLINICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 361
INITIAL MEDICAL THERAPY 362
ASCENDING AORTA 363
DESCENDING AORTA 363
LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP 364
Selected References 364
Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Dissection 365
ROLE OF IMAGING 365
VASCULAR ACCESS 365
EXCLUDING THE FALSE LUMEN 365
MALPERFUSION 366
CHRONIC AORTIC DISSECTION 368
Selected References 369
Open Surgical Treatment of Aortic Dissection 369
CLASSIFICATION 369
OPERATIVE TREATMENT 369
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 375
Selected References 375
Natural History and Open Treatment of Isolated Iliac Artery Aneurysms 376
EPIDEMIOLOGY 376
CLINICAL FINDINGS 376
DIAGNOSIS 376
NATURAL HISTORY 377
INDICATIONS FOR TREATMENT 377
TREATMENT 377
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 378
Selected References 379
Endovascular Management of Isolated Iliac Artery Aneurysms 379
PREOPERATIVE PLANNING AND IMAGING 379
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 380
RESULTS 381
ISOLATED INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY ANEURYSMS 381
FUTURE THERAPY 381
Selected References 382
Long-Term Alterations in Large-Caliber Arterial Prostheses Used for Aortic Repair 383
EARLY HOST RESPONSES TO IMPLANTED MATERIALS 383
MID- TO LONG-TERM PROSTHETIC HEALING 383
LONG-TERM PHYSICAL ALTERATIONS 384
Selected References 385
Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 385
ETIOLOGIES 385
SURGICAL OPTIONS 386
Selected References 388
Lower Extremity Aneurysm 389
Arteriosclerotic Femoral Artery Aneurysms 389
PATHOGENESIS 389
PATTERN OF DISEASE 389
NATURAL HISTORY 389
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 389
DIAGNOSIS 390
MANAGEMENT 390
RESULTS 391
Selected References 391
Infected Femoral Artery False Aneurysms 391
ETIOLOGY 391
PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS 392
TREATMENT 392
Obturator Foramen Bypass Grafts in Groin Sepsis 394
PATIENT SELECTION 394
Selected References 394
OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS 395
RESULTS 396
Selected References 396
Open Surgical Treatment of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms 397
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 397
DIAGNOSIS AND IMAGING 397
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT 398
SURVEILLANCE 399
Selected References 399
Endovascular Treatment of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms 400
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 400
CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR 400
STENT GRAFTS 400
ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURE AND FOLLOW-UP 401
RESULTS OF ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR 401
Selected References 402
Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease 405
Conventional Arteriography, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, and Computed Tomographic Arteriography of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease 405
DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ARTERIOGRAPHY 405
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY 406
MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY 407
CONCLUSION 407
Physiologic and Noninvasive Studies to Document Severity and Extent of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease 408
SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS 408
EXTREMITY PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS AND DOPPLER ANALYSIS 408
DUPLEX ULTRASONOGRAPHY 408
Selected References 408
Selected References 410
Selecting Treatment for Patients with Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease 410
CONSERVATIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT 410
CRITERIA INFLUENCING CHOICE OF REVASCULARIZATION TECHNIQUES 410
CONCLUSIONS 413
Selected References 414
Percutaneous Arterial Angioplasty with and without Stenting for Atherosclerotic Aortic and Iliac Artery Occlusive Disease 414
INDICATIONS 414
TECHNIQUE 415
RESULTS 417
Selected References 418
Aortofemoral Bypass for Atherosclerotic Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease 418
PROCEDURE SELECTION 418
OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 418
RESULTS OF AORTOFEMORAL BYPASS GRAFTS 421
Selected References 421
Endarterectomy for Atherosclerotic Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease 422
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 422
RESULTS 423
Selected References 425
Management of Juxtarenal Aortic Occlusive Disease by Retroperitoneal and Transperitoneal Exposure of the Pararenal and Suprarena... 426
TRANSPERITONEAL EXPOSURE OF THE SUPRACELIAC AORTA AND CELIAC ARTERY 426
TRANSPERITONEAL APPROACH TO SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY AND PARARENAL AORTA 427
LEFT RETROPERITONEAL APPROACH TO THE ABDOMINAL AORTA 428
TRANSPERITONEAL APPROACH TO THE COMPLETE ABDOMINAL AORTA WITH LEFT MEDIAL VISCERAL ROTATION 429
DISCUSSION 429
Selected References 430
Acute Aortic Occlusion 430
ETIOLOGY 430
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS 430
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 431
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 431
OPERATIVE PLANNING 432
THROMBOEMBOLECTOMY 432
AXILLOBIFEMORAL AND AORTOBIFEMORAL BYPASS 433
PERCUTANEOUS ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT 433
ADEQUACY OF REVASCULARIZATION AND ADJUNCTIVE PROCEDURES 433
ISCHEMIA AND REPERFUSION INJURY 434
OUTCOME 434
Selected References 434
Aortic Graft Limb Occlusion 434
ETIOLOGY 435
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 436
MANAGEMENT 436
RESULTS 438
Selected References 438
Open and Endovascular Treatment of Anastomotic Aneurysms after Aortoaortic, Aortoiliac, and Aortofemoral Bypass 439
INCIDENCE 439
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 439
PRESENTATION 439
EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS 440
OPEN SURGICAL TREATMENT 440
ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT 440
RESULTS 441
Selected References 441
Combined Laparoscopic and Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Diseases 442
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 442
LAPAROSCOPIC REMODELLING OF THE AORTA AFTER ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR 442
EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR LAPAROSCOPIC REMODELING AFTER ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR 443
LAPAROSCOPY-ASSISTED THORACIC ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR 443
RESULTS OF HYBRID PROCEDURES AND LAPAROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES AFTER ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR 443
DISCUSSION 444
THE ROLE OF LAPAROSCOPIC AORTIC SURGERY 445
Selected References 445
Abdominal Aortic Coarctation and Hypoplasia 445
ETIOLOGY 445
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 447
MANAGEMENT 447
RESULTS 448
Selected References 449
Descending Thoracic Aorta to Femoral Bypass 449
INDICATIONS 449
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE 449
RESULTS 450
Selected References 451
Axillofemoral Bypass 452
GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PATIENT SELECTION 452
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 452
TECHNIQUE 452
POSTOPERATIVE CARE AND FOLLOW-UP 454
RESULTS AND INFLUENCE OF PATIENT AND GRAFT FACTORS 454
CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF THE ROLE OF AXILLOFEMORAL BYPASS 454
Selected References 454
Unilateral Retroperitoneal Iliofemoral Bypass 455
TREATMENT ALGORITHM FOR ILIAC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE 455
RETROPERITONEAL ILIOFEMORAL BYPASS: SURGICAL TECHNIQUE 455
RESULTS 455
Selected References 455
Femorofemoral Bypass for Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease 456
GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PATIENT SELECTION 456
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 456
TECHNIQUE 456
POSTOPERATIVE CARE AND FOLLOW-UP 457
RESULTS AND INFLUENCE OF PATIENT AND GRAFT FACTORS 457
CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF THE ROLE OF FEMOROFEMORAL BYPASS 457
Selected References 458
Diagnosis of Aortic Graft Infection 458
PRESENTATION 458
DIAGNOSIS 459
CONCLUSIONS 461
Selected References 461
Treatment of Aortic Graft Infection with Autologous Femoral Vein 462
GRAFT EXCISION 462
OPTIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTION 462
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 463
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT AND TECHNIQUE 463
POSTOPERATIVE CARE AND FOLLOW-UP 465
Selected References 465
In-Situ Treatment of Aortic Graft Infection with Prosthetic Grafts and Allografts 466
ANTIBIOTIC OR SILVER-COATED PROSTHETIC GRAFTS 466
CRYOPRESERVED ARTERIAL ALLOGRAFTS 467
PROSTHETIC GRAFT PRESERVATION 467
Selected References 467
Aortic Graft1397059140Enteric Fistula 468
PRESENTATION 468
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 468
MANAGEMENT 469
Selected References 472
Vasculogenic and Postoperative Neurogenic Impotence 472
NORMAL ERECTILE AND EJACULATORY FUNCTION 472
VASCULOGENIC ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION 473
CORRELATION BETWEEN ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 473
THE METABOLIC SYNDROME AND ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION 474
POSTOPERATIVE NEUROGENIC SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION 474
CONCLUSION 474
Selected References 474
Drug Therapy of Erectile Dysfunction 475
BASIC PRINCIPLES 475
PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS 475
PENILE INJECTION THERAPY 476
INTRAURETHRAL ALPROSTADIL 476
TESTOSTERONE 476
NONDRUG TREATMENTS FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION 477
THE PRINCETON GUIDELINES 477
Management of Groin Lymphocele and Lymph Fistula 478
INCIDENCE 478
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS 478
Selected References 478
PREVENTION 479
TREATMENT 479
Selected References 480
Management of Chyloperitoneum and Chylothorax after Aortic Reconstruction 480
LYMPHATIC ANATOMY IN THE ABDOMEN AND THORAX 480
DIAGNOSIS OF CHYOPERIOTNEUM AND CHYLOTHORAX 480
MANAGEMENT OF CHYLOPERITONEUM AND CHYLOTHORAX 481
SUMMARY 483
Selected References 484
Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 484
IMPORTANCE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE 484
PREOPERATIVE CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT 484
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 486
Selected References 486
Pulmonary Risks in Patients Being Treated for Aortic Aneurysms and Occlusive Disease 487
PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS OF OPEN VASCULAR SURGERY 487
IMPACT OF PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING OPEN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR ON PATIENT OUTCOMES 487
RISK FACTORS FOR PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS 488
MODIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS 488
CONCLUSIONS 489
Selected References 489
The Metabolic Syndrome in the Modern World 489
DEFINITION 489
ETIOLOGY 489
TREATMENT 493
Smoking as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease 494
Selected References 494
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 495
EVIDENCE IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 495
SMOKING CESSATION 496
CONCLUSIONS 496
Selected References 496
Smoking Cessation 497
IDENTIFYING SMOKERS 497
MOTIVATING PATIENTS TO QUIT 497
HELPING THOSE WHO WISH TO QUIT 497
SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES 498
Selected References 499
Treatment of Dyslipidemia and Hypertriglyceridemia 500
RISK ASSESSMENT AND LDL CHOLESTEROL GOALS 500
GOALS FOR NON-HDL CHOLESTEROL 500
DIET AND EXERCISE GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 501
PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR HIGH LDL CHOLESTEROL 501
PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR LOW NON-HDL CHOLESTEROL 501
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF LIPID TREATMENT 502
Selected References 503
Hypertension as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease 503
MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE OFFICE 503
MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE HOSPITAL 504
HYPERTENSION AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK 504
TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION 505
Homocysteine as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease 506
Selected References 506
NOMENCLATURE 507
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 507
HOMOCYSTEINE AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE EXPRESSION 507
TREATMENT 509
Selected References 511
Nitric Oxide and Vascular Disease 511
PHYSIOLOGY OF NITRIC OXIDE IN THE VASCULATURE 511
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NITRIC OXIDE IN THE VASCULATURE 511
CONCLUSIONS 513
Selected References 513
Integrative Therapies in Vascular Disease 514
DIET 514
EXERCISE 514
SMOKING CESSATION 514
MIND–BODY CONNECTION 514
NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE 514
NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR PERIPHERAL VENOUS DISEASE 516
SURGICAL ISSUES RELATED TO NATURAL PRODUCTS 518
CARDIAC EFFECTS OF NONCARDIAC HERBS 520
CONCLUSION 520
Selected References 520
Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 521
Magnetic Resonance Arteriography for Assessment of Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease 521
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE ARTERIOGRAPHY 521
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE ARTERIOGRAPHY 521
Selected References 525
Doppler Pressure Evaluation of Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease 525
PHYSIOLOGY OF ARTERIAL OBSTRUCTION 525
TECHNIQUE 525
ANKLE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT 525
SEGMENTAL LIMB PRESSURE MEASUREMENT 526
EXERCISE TESTING 526
TOE PRESSURES 526
LIMITATIONS 527
SUMMARY 527
Selected References 527
Duplex Imaging of Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease 527
EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUE 527
VELOCITY WAVEFORMS AND CRITERIA DEFINING STENOSES 528
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS 529
Intravascular Ultrasound for Imaging of Diseased Arteries 530
INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND IMAGING 530
Selected References 530
CLINICAL UTILITY 531
ANGIOPLASTY 531
ATHERECTOMY 531
STENT DEPLOYMENT 531
ABDOMINAL ENDOLUMINAL GRAFTS 533
THORACIC ENDOLUMINAL GRAFTS 534
Selected References 534
Selecting Patients for Open Surgical or Endovascular Treatment of Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 535
PATIENT SELECTION FOR TREATMENT AND THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS 535
ENDOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS 535
OPEN SURGICAL PROCEDURES 535
Selected References 536
Percutaneous Angioplasty With and Without Stenting for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 537
SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY 537
POPLITEAL ARTERY 540
INFRAPOPLITEAL ARTERIES 540
Selected References 540
Subintimal Recanalization for Lower Limb Occlusive Disease 541
TECHNIQUE 541
OUTCOMES 543
Selected References 543
Endovascular Grafts in the Treatment of Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 544
INDICATIONS 544
TECHNIQUE 544
RESULTS 545
Selected References 546
Percutaneous Cryoplasty and Laser Treatment of Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 546
LASER PHYSICS 546
LASER EFFECTS ON TARGET TISSUE 547
SPECIFIC LASER SYSTEMS 547
CLINICAL APPLICATION OF LASER ANGIOPLASTY 547
CRYOPLASTY 548
Selected References 549
Duplex-Guided Balloon Angioplasty for Infrainguinal Arterial Occlusive and Aneurysmal Disease 550
DUPLEX-GUIDED INFRAINGUINAL ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY 550
DUPLEX-GUIDED ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF POPLITEAL ARTERY ANEURYSMS 553
CONCLUSION 554
Selected References 555
Reversed and Nonreversed Transposed Autogenous Vein Grafting for Atherosclerotic Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 555
PATIENT SELECTION AND PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 555
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 556
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 557
RESULTS 557
Selected References 557
Short Vein Grafts from the Distal Superficial Femoral, Popliteal, or Infrapopliteal Arteries to More Distal Arteries for Limb Sa... 558
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 558
IMPROVED GRAFT PATENCY RATES 558
DECREASED INCIDENCE OF VEIN GRAFT STENOSES 558
INCREASED VEIN UTILIZATION 558
FEWER VEIN HARVEST COMPLICATIONS 559
OTHER ADVANTAGES 559
DISADVANTAGES 559
Selected References 559
In-Situ Saphenous Vein Graft for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 559
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 560
TECHNICAL COMMENTARY 561
POSTOPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP 561
Selected References 561
Arm Veins for Lower Extremity Arterial Reconstruction 562
ANATOMY 562
PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT 562
INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR ARM VEIN GRAFTS 564
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 564
RESULTS 565
COMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 565
COMMENTS 568
Selected References 568
Composite Sequential Bypass for Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 568
INDICATIONS 568
TECHNIQUE 569
RESULTS 569
Selected References 570
Expanded Polytetra-fluoroethylene and Dacron Grafts for Atherosclerotic Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 570
INDICATIONS FOR PROSTHETIC BYPASS 570
DATA 571
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS 571
CONCLUSIONS 572
Selected References 572
Human Umbilical Vein and Other Biografts for Atherosclerotic Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 572
HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN GRAFTS 572
CRYOPRESERVED VASCULAR CONDUITS 573
COLD-PRESERVED VESSELS 575
BOVINE GRAFTS 575
CONCLUSIONS 575
Selected References 575
Deep Femoral Patch Angioplasty for Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease of the Lower Extremity 576
INDICATIONS 576
TECHNIQUES 576
Selected References 577
Superficial Femoral Artery Endarterectomy for Atherosclerotic Lower Extremity Occlusive Disease 578
OPEN ENDARTERECTOMY 578
SEMICLOSED ENDARTERECTOMY 578
COMPARISON OF ENDARTERECTOMY TO BYPASS 578
ENDARTERECTOMY IN PERSPECTIVE 579
INDICATIONS 579
Selected References 579
Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy and Fibrinolytic Therapy for Acute Thrombosis of Lower Extremity Arteries and Grafts 580
PERCUTANEOUS MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY DEVICES 580
MECHANISMS OF CLOT FORMATION AND DISSOLUTION 580
FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS 581
INDICATIONS FOR THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY 581
TECHNIQUES OF THROMBOLYSIS 582
RESULTS 583
COMPLICATIONS 583
Selected References 584
Operative Thrombectomy for Acute Thrombosis of Lower Extremity Bypass Grafts 584
PREOPERATIVE PLANNING 584
TECHNIQUE 584
Selected References 587
Surveillance of Lower Extremity Bypass Grafts 587
MECHANISMS AND HEMODYNAMICS OF GRAFT FAILURE 587
ESSENTIALS OF GRAFT SURVEILLANCE 589
Selected References 591
Open Surgery and Endovascular Management of Failing Infrainguinal Bypass Graft 592
PATHOLOGY OF THE FAILING VEIN GRAFT 592
FACTORS INFLUENCING REPAIR CHOICE 592
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR REPAIR 593
OUTCOMES 593
CONCLUSIONS 594
Selected References 594
Complications and Treatment of Persistent Sciatic Arteries 594
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS 594
DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS 594
TREATMENT 595
Selected References 596
Popliteal Artery Adventitial Cystic Disease 596
ETIOLOGY 597
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 597
DIAGNOSIS 597
TREATMENT 598
Selected References 599
Chronic Compartment Syndrome and Functional Popliteal Artery Entrapment 599
EVALUATION 599
TREATMENT 600
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 600
Selected References 601
Exercise in Peripheral Arterial Disease 601
SYSTEMIC DISEASES ALWAYS REQUIRE SYSTEMIC CARE 601
EFFICACY OF EXERCISE TRAINING 602
SCIENCE AND MECHANISMS OF EXERCISE BENEFIT 602
CLAUDICATION TRAINING TREATMENT PROTOCOL 604
EFFECT OF EXERCISE ON ATHEROSCLEROSIS RISK FACTORS 605
ALL CLAUDICATION THERAPIES ARE EFFECTIVE AND CAN BE USED TOGETHER 605
POTENTIAL OBSTACLES TO THERAPEUTIC SUCCESS 605
Pharmacologic Management of Intermittent Claudication 606
NATURE OF THE PROBLEM 606
CONCOMITANT CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE 606
CONCLUSIONS 606
Selected References 606
RHEOLOGIC AGENTS 607
VASODILATOR THERAPY 607
ADDRESSING ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION 607
CONCLUSION 607
Selected References 608
Cutaneous Ulcers in the Neuroischemic Diabetic Foot 608
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 608
DISTRIBUTION 609
CLASSIFICATION OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS 610
REVASCULARIZATION 611
ACHIEVING ULCER CLOSURE 611
Selected References 611
Lumbar Sympathectomy for Lower Extremity Ischemic Ulcers 612
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 612
CLINICAL RESULTS 612
INDICATIONS AND PATIENT SELECTION 613
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE 613
COMPLICATIONS 613
RECOMMENDATIONS 614
Selected References 614
Biologic Therapies for Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia 614
GENE THERAPY TRIALS 614
STEM CELL THERAPY TRIALS 615
SUMMARY 616
Selected References 616
Bone Marrow Stem Cell Treatment for Critical Limb Ischemia 616
CELL BIOLOGY OF VASCULOGENESIS 616
PIONEERING WORK 617
CURRENT CLINICAL TRIALS 617
Selected References 617
Prothrombotic States and Vascular Thromboses 617
ANTITHROMBIN III DEFICIENCY 617
PROTEIN C AND S DEFICIENCY 618
ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME 618
FACTOR V LEIDEN 618
PROTHROMBIN G20210A MUTATION 618
HEPARIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND THROMBOSIS 619
GUIDELINES 619
Selected References 619
Role of Antithrombotic Drugs in Maintaining Graft Patency 620
PLATELET INHIBITORS 620
ANTICOAGULATION 621
CONCLUSION 622
Selected References 622
Complications of Heparin Anticoagulation Therapy 622
NONBLEEDING COMPLICATIONS 622
BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS 624
CONCLUSIONS 624
Selected References 625
Embolic Diseases of the Extremities 627
Arterial Macroembolism 627
DIAGNOSIS AND ANATOMY 627
PERIOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE MEDICAL THERAPY 628
OPERATIVE SETTING AND TECHNIQUES 628
POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND COMPLICATIONS 628
Selected References 629
Paradoxical Embolism 629
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 629
DIAGNOSIS 629
TREATMENT 630
Selected References 631
Atheroembolism 631
PATHOGENESIS 631
CLINICAL SYNDROMES 631
CLINICAL PICTURES 632
EVALUATION 632
TREATMENT 633
Selected References 633
Operative Revascularization for Trash Foot 633
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS 633
MEDICAL THERAPY AND THROMBOLYSIS 634
PEDAL AND PERIMALLEOLAR THROMBOEMBOLECTOMY 634
PEDAL ARTERY BYPASS 634
Selected References 635
Anticoagulant and Lytic Therapy for Arterial Thromboembolism in Extremities 635
PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 635
THROMBOLYSIS AND RESULTS 635
THROMBECTOMY DEVICES 636
POSTINTERVENTION TREATMENT 637
CONCLUSIONS 637
Selected References 637
Balloon Catheter Embolectomy for Macroembolization in the Extremities 638
PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT 638
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 638
OPERATIVE ADJUNCTS 639
OUTCOMES 640
Selected References 640
Noninvasive Methods of Diagnosing Cardiac and Noncardiac Sources of Macroemboli 640
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 640
DIAGNOSTIC VASCULAR LABORATORY STUDIES 640
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 641
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO A PATIENT WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL EMBOLI 641
Selected References 641
Amputation 643
Minor Amputations 643
INDICATIONS 643
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE 643
POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 645
COMPLICATIONS 646
OUTCOMES 646
Selected References 646
Below-Knee Amputation 647
DETERMINING AMPUTATION LEVEL 647
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE 647
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 648
RESULTS AND COMPLICATIONS 648
Selected References 648
Above-Knee Amputation and Hip Disarticulation 649
ABOVE-KNEE AMPUTATION 649
HIP DISARTICULATION 651
Selected References 651
Upper Extremity Amputations 652
SHOULDER DISARTICULATION 652
TRANSHUMERAL AMPUTATION 652
TRANSRADIAL AMPUTATION 652
KRUKENBERG AMPUTATION 654
WRIST DISARTICULATION 654
Selected References 654
Rehabilitation of the Amputee 654
BEFORE AMPUTATION 654
AMPUTATION LEVEL 655
POSTOPERATIVE RESIDUAL LIMB MANAGEMENT AND THERAPY 655
PROSTHETIC RESTORATION 656
Selected References 656
Vascular Trauma 657
Conventional and Computed Tomographic Arteriography in Penetrating Vascular Injuries 657
IMAGING FOR PENETRATING VASCULAR INJURIES OF THE NECK 657
IMAGING FOR PENETRATING VASCULAR INJURIES OF THE THORAX 657
IMAGING FOR PENETRATING VASCULAR INJURIES OF THE ABDOMEN 657
IMAGING FOR PENETRATING VASCULAR INJURIES OF THE EXTREMITIES 659
Nonarteriographic Diagnosis of Penetrating Vascular Trauma 660
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 660
ARTERIAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS 660
Selected References 660
DUPLEX ULTRASONOGRAPHY 661
MINIMAL ARTERIAL INJURY 661
ROLE OF THE SERIAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 661
Selected References 661
Penetrating and Blunt Injuries of the Carotid Artery 662
PENETRATING CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES 662
BLUNT CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES 663
Selected References 664
Penetrating and Blunt Injuries of the Vertebral Artery 664
ETIOLOGY 664
TREATMENT 666
Selected References 666
Blunt Arterial Injuries of the Shoulder: Open and Endovascular Therapy 667
PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS 667
OPEN OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 668
ENDOVASCULAR MANAGEMENT 668
Selected References 669
Penetrating Injuries to the Aortic Arch and Intrathoracic Great Vessels 669
ARTERIAL INJURIES IN THE MEDIASTINUM 669
SPECIFIC ARTERIAL INJURIES 671
Selected References 673
Open and Endovascular Management of Blunt and Penetrating Nonaortic Abdominal Vascular Injury 673
ZONES OF INJURY 673
VENA CAVA INJURIES 673
CELIAC ARTERY INJURIES 674
HEPATIC ARTERY INJURIES 675
PORTAL VEIN INJURIES 675
SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY INJURIES 675
RENAL ARTERY INJURIES 675
Aortic Injury 676
INCIDENCE 676
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 676
Selected References 676
PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS 677
TIMING OF REPAIR 677
OPERATIVE REPAIR 678
CHANGE IN PARADIGM 679
Selected References 679
Complications of Upper and Lower Extremity Percutaneous Arterial Puncture and Catheterization 680
COMPLICATIONS OF LOWER EXTREMITY ARTERIAL PUNCTURES 680
COMPLICATIONS OF UPPER EXTREMITY PUNCTURES 682
Selected References 682
Open and Endovascular Treatment of Penetrating Extremity Arterial Injuries 682
RESUSCITATION AND SURGICAL ASSESSMENT 682
OPEN OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 682
ENDOVASCULAR MANAGEMENT 683
COMPLETION IMAGING 685
POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 686
Selected References 686
Blunt Popliteal Artery Injuries 686
DIAGNOSIS 686
TREATMENT 687
OUTCOME 689
Selected References 689
Fasciotomy for Compartmental Hypertension and Acute Compartment Syndrome 690
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 690
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS 690
OBJECTIVE TESTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF COMPARTMENTAL HYPERTENSION 691
FASCIOTOMY 691
Selected References 693
Ischemia-Induced Muscle Myonecrosis, Myoglobinuria, and Secondary Kidney Failure 693
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 693
DIAGNOSIS 695
MANAGEMENT 695
Vascular Injury Secondary to Drug Abuse 696
ARTERIAL INJURY 696
Selected References 696
VENOUS INJURY 699
Selected References 700
Cold Injury 701
HYPOTHERMIA 701
FROSTBITE 701
NONFREEZING INJURIES 701
TREATMENT 701
Selected References 702
Pediatric Iatrogenic Vascular Injury 703
LOWER EXTREMITY AND FEMORAL ARTERY 703
UPPER EXTREMITY AND BRACHIAL ARTERY 704
ABDOMINAL AORTA 704
CERVICAL AND CAROTID ARTERY 704
Selected References 705
Mesenteric Vascular Disease 707
Arteriography Evaluation of Splanchnic Artery Occlusive Disease 707
VASCULAR ANATOMY 707
TECHNIQUE 709
ARTERIOGRAPHY DIAGNOSIS 709
Selected References 712
Duplex Scanning in the Diagnosis of Splanchnic Artery Occlusive Disease 713
TECHNIQUE OF MESENTERIC DUPLEX SCANNING 713
FASTING DOPPLER MESENTERIC ARTERY WAVEFORMS 713
FASTING DUPLEX CRITERIA FOR MESENTERIC ARTERY STENOSIS 713
POSTPRANDIAL MESENTERIC DUPLEX SCANNING 715
EVALUATION OF MESENTERIC ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTS 715
EVALUATION OF STENTED SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERIES 716
INTERMITTENT CELIAC AXIS COMPRESSION 716
Acute Embolic and Thrombotic Mesenteric Ischemia 718
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 718
Selected References 718
DIAGNOSIS 719
TREATMENT 719
Selected References 720
Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia 721
DIAGNOSIS 721
TREATMENT 721
RESULTS 722
Transaortic Splanchnic Endarterectomy for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia 724
DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION OF CHRONIC MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA 724
Selected References 724
TECHNIQUE OF TRANSAORTIC SPLANCHNIC ENDARTERECTOMY 725
OUTCOME 727
PATIENT SELECTION 727
Selected References 727
Arterial Bypass for Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia 728
TREATMENT OPTIONS 728
ANTEGRADE VERSUS RETROGRADE BYPASS 728
SINGLE- VERSUS MULTI-VESSEL BYPASS 728
TECHNICAL DETAILS 728
SURGICAL RESULTS 729
Selected References 729
Operative Treatment of Pediatric Splanchnic Arterial Occlusive Disease 730
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 730
ETIOLOGY OF SPLANCHNIC ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE LESIONS 730
OPERATIVE THERAPY 730
OUTCOMES 732
Selected References 732
Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome 733
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 733
ANATOMIC BASIS OF ARTERIAL ENTRAPMENT 733
PHYSIOLOGIC CONSEQUENCES OF ARTERIAL ENTRAPMENT 734
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION 734
OPERATIVE TREATMENT 734
SURGICAL OUTCOMES 736
Selected References 736
Nonocclusive Mesenteric Ischemia 737
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 737
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 737
DIAGNOSIS 737
MANAGEMENT 738
Selected References 738
Venous Thrombosis Within the Splanchnic Circulation 739
MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS 739
PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS 741
SPLENIC VEIN THROMBOSIS 741
BUDD–CHIARI SYNDROME 742
Selected References 743
Celiac, Hepatic, and Splenic Artery Aneurysms 743
CELIAC ARTERY ANEURYSMS 743
HEPATIC ARTERY ANEURYSMS 744
SPLENIC ARTERY ANEURYSMS 744
Mesenteric Artery Aneurysms 746
SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY ANEURYSMS 746
Selected References 746
INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY ANEURYSMS 748
JEJUNAL, ILEAL, AND COLIC ARTERY ANEURYSMS 748
Selected References 749
Gastroduodenal and Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Aneurysms 749
PSEUDOANEURYSMS 749
TREATMENT 750
TRUE ANEURYSMS 750
Selected References 751
Vascular Malformations and Arteriovenous Fistulas of the Gastrointestinal Tract 752
ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULAS 752
VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS 753
Selected References 754
Renovascular Disease 755
Pathology of Arteriosclerotic, Fibrodysplastic, and Developmental Renal Artery Occlusive Disease 755
RENAL ARTERY FIBRODYSPLASIA 755
DEVELOPMENTAL RENAL ARTERY STENOSES 757
RENAL ARTERY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS 758
Selected References 759
Conventional Arteriographic and Computed Tomography Arteriographic Diagnosis of Renovascular Hypertension 760
CATHETER ANGIOGRAPHY 760
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ARTERIOGRAPHY 760
Selected References 761
Magnetic Resonance Angiographic Diagnosis of Renovascular Disease 762
PATIENT PREPARATION 762
INTERPRETING THE IMAGE 763
Selected References 767
Duplex Scanning in the Evaluation of Renal Arterial Occlusive Disease 768
SCANNING TECHNIQUE 768
INTERPRETATION 768
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS 769
Selected References 770
Renovascular Hypertension and Renal Artery Occlusive Disease 770
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION 770
CLINICAL EVIDENCE OF RENIN–ANGIOTENSIN ACTIVATION 772
Selected References 773
Renal Insufficiency and Renal Artery Occlusive Disease 773
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 773
PREVALENCE 774
NATURAL HISTORY 774
DIAGNOSIS 775
MANAGEMENT 775
Selected References 775
Selection of Patients for Open Surgical or Endovascular Treatment of Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease 776
CONDITIONS IN FAVOR OF OPEN RENAL ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION 776
CONDITIONS IN FAVOR OF ENDOVASCULAR RENAL ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION 777
CONCLUSION 777
Selected References 777
Percutaneous Arterial Dilation and Stenting for Arteriosclerotic Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy 778
PATIENT SELECTION 778
TECHNIQUES OF RENAL ARTERY STENTING 778
ASTRAL AND STAR TRIALS 781
RESULTS OF RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES OF RENAL ARTERY STENTING 783
Selected References 783
Percutaneous Arterial Dilation for Fibrodysplastic Renovascular Hypertension 784
TREATMENT 784
OUTCOMES 785
Selected References 786
246Transaortic Renal Artery Endarterectomy for Renal Artery Atherosclerosis 787
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE 787
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 789
Aortorenal Bypass for Renovascular Hypertension in Adults 790
PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION 790
Selected References 790
OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 791
OUTCOMES 794
Selected References 794
Alternative Renal Artery Reconstruction Techniques: Hepatorenal, Splenorenal, Iliorenal, and Mesorenal Bypass Procedures 795
SPLENORENAL BYPASS 795
HEPATORENAL AND GASTRODUODENAL BYPASS 796
ILIORENAL BYPASS 796
MESORENAL BYPASS 796
Ex Vivo Arterial Repair for Renovascular Hypertension Secondary to Fibrodysplasia 798
THERAPY 798
Selected References 798
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE 799
RESULTS 800
Selected References 801
Operative Evaluation of Renal and Visceral Arterial Reconstructions Using Duplex Sonography 801
Selected References 803
Surgical Treatment of Renovascular Hypertension in Children 804
OPERATIVE THERAPY 804
DISCUSSION 806
OUTCOMES 807
Selected References 807
Renal Artery Dissection 807
ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURE-INDUCED DISSECTION 807
BLUNT TRAUMA–RELATED DISSECTION 808
SPONTANEOUS DISSECTION 809
Selected References 810
Renal Artery Atheroembolism 811
ETIOLOGY 811
DIAGNOSIS 811
TREATMENT 812
Selected References 812
Renal Vein Thrombosis 813
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 813
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 813
DIAGNOSIS 813
TREATMENT 814
Selected References 815
Treatment of Renal Artery Aneurysms 816
PATHOGENESIS 816
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 816
TREATMENT 817
OUTCOMES 820
Selected References 820
Renal Arteriovenous Malformations And Arteriovenous Fistulas 821
CLASSIFICATION 821
INCIDENCE 821
CLINICAL FEATURES 821
ANGIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS 823
MANAGEMENT 823
Selected References 825
Endovascular Renal Denervation 825
RESISTANT HYPERTENSION AND THE ROLE OF SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 825
ENDOVASCULAR RENAL DENERVATION 826
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF RENAL DENERVATION 826
ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO RENAL DENERVATION 827
EFFECT OF RENAL DENERVATION ON PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERS 827
SAFETY OF THE PROCEDURE 827
RENAL DENERVATION FOR OTHER CONDITIONS 827
Selected References 827
Arteriovenous Fistulas and Arteriovenous Malformations 829
Classification of Peripheral Arteriovenous and Venous Malformations 829
Selected References 830
Imaging of Peripheral Vascular Fistulas and Arteriovenous Malformations 831
IMAGING MODALITIES 831
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY 831
ULTRASONOGRAPHY 831
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY 831
IMAGING FEATURES OF VASCULAR ANOMALIES 831
Selected References 835
Treatment of Congenital Vascular Malformations in Children and Adults 836
TREATMENT GUIDELINES 836
Selected References 838
Treatment of Traumatic Arteriovenous Fistulas 839
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 839
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS 839
TREATMENT 840
Selected References 842
Angioaccess Surgery 843
External Methods of Angioaccess 843
INDICATIONS FOR CENTRAL VENOUS ACCESS 843
TYPES OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS 843
TECHNIQUES FOR INSERTION 845
COMPLICATIONS OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION 846
Selected References 847
Direct Arteriovenous Communication Angioaccess 847
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION 847
LOCATION OF THE FISTULA 848
TECHNIQUE 848
COMPLICATIONS 848
MATURATION OF THE FISTULA 848
FOLLOW-UP 849
Selected References 849
Bridge Grafts for Angioaccess 849
PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 849
BRIDGE GRAFTS 850
SURGERY 850
MAINTENANCE 851
Selected References 851
Role of Surveillance for Hemodialysis Access 852
JUSTIFICATION 852
CLINICAL MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE TECHNIQUES 852
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NATIONAL GUIDELINES 852
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT SURVEILLANCE 852
PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS 853
Selected References 854
Thrombotic Complications of Arteriovenous Access 854
RISK FACTORS FOR THROMBOSIS OF ARTERIOVENOUS ACCESS 854
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 855
MANAGEMENT 855
TREATMENT TECHNIQUES 855
COMPLICATIONS OF THROMBOLYSIS AND THROMBECTOMY 856
Selected References 857
Ambulatory Treatment of Dialysis Access Stenosis 858
TECHNIQUE OF ULTRASOUND-GUIDED FISTULA TREATMENT 858
OFFICE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ARTERIOVENOUS ACCESS UNDER FLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCE 858
FOLLOW-UP 859
Selected References 859
Venous Disease 861
Coagulation Cascade and Thrombosis 861
BASIC COAGULATION PATHWAYS 861
NATURAL ANTICOAGULANTS BALANCE THROMBOSIS 862
PHYSIOLOGIC THROMBOLYSIS 862
ORGAN HEMOSTASIS: ENDOTHELIUM 862
INFLAMMATION AND THROMBOSIS 862
RESOLUTION OF THROMBOSIS 863
INTERPLAY OF ARTERIAL AND VENOUS THROMBOSIS 863
FACTORS THAT INCREASE RISK OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM 863
BIOMARKERS FOR VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM 863
Pathophysiology of Acute Venous Thrombosis 864
RISK FACTORS FOR ACUTE VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM 864
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ACUTE VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM 864
Selected References 864
SUMMARY 866
Selected References 866
Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Venous Disease 867
EVALUATION OF REFLUX 867
EVALUATION OF OBSTRUCTION 868
EVALUATION OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATION 869
Selected References 869
Computed Tomographic Venography and Magnetic Resonance Venography 870
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY VENOGRAPHY 870
MAGNETIC RESONANCE VENOGRAPHY 871
Selected References 873
Invasive Methods of Diagnosing Acute and Chronic Venous Disease 874
INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASONOGRAPHY 874
CONTRAST VENOGRAPHY 874
IMAGING OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC VENOUS THROMBOSIS 874
Selected References 876
Natural History of Acute Venous Thrombosis 876
VENOUS THROMBOGENESIS AND THE EARLY NATURAL HISTORY OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS 876
COMPLICATIONS OF ACUTE DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS 877
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF NATURAL HISTORY STUDIES 878
SUMMARY 878
Selected References 878
Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis 879
PATIENTS WITH DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS 879
PATIENTS WITH THE POST-THROMBOTIC SYNDROME 880
Selected References 882
New and Alternative Anticoagulants 883
FONDAPARINUX 883
APIXABAN 883
RIVAROXABAN 883
EDOXABAN 884
DABIGATRAN 884
FUTURE ANTICOAGULANTS 884
Selected References 884
Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis 885
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 885
LABORATORY PRESENTATION 885
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 885
Endovascular Thrombolysis and Mechanical Clot Removal for Acute Symptomatic Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis 886
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 886
PROGNOSIS 886
Selected References 886
MECHANISM OF THROMBOLYSIS 887
EVALUATION 887
ENDOVASCULAR STRATEGIES OF THROMBUS REMOVAL 887
QUALITY OF LIFE, VEIN VALVE FUNCTION, AND RECURRENCE 889
CONCLUSION 889
Selected References 889
Open Surgical Treatment of Acute Iliofemoral and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis 889
INDICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION 889
SURGICAL THROMBECTOMY 890
COMPLICATIONS AND RESULTS OF SURGICAL THROMBECTOMY 890
NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO IMPROVE SURGICAL VENOUS THROMBECTOMY 891
Selected References 891
Treatment of Acute Upper Extremity Venous Occlusion 891
CATHETER-ASSOCIATED DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY 891
TREATMENT 892
COMPLICATIONS 892
Selected References 893
Lower Extremity Superficial Vein Thrombophlebitis 893
Selected References 894
Pathology and Classification of Chronic Venous Disease 895
IN SEARCH OF COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS 895
CLUES TO CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASE 895
SKIN PATHOLOGY AND CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION 895
REFINEMENT IN C, E, A, AND P: 2004 CONSENSUS 897
VENOUS CLINICAL SEVERITY SCORING 898
DISABILITY SCORE 898
QUALITY OF LIFE 898
SUMMARY 900
Selected References 900
Endovascular Treatment of Chronic Venous Occlusion 901
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 901
DIAGNOSIS 902
TREATMENT 902
RESULTS 903
Selected References 905
Endovascular Laser Treatment of Varicose Veins 905
PATIENT SELECTION 905
TECHNIQUE 905
FOLLOW-UP 907
COMPLICATIONS 907
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 907
Selected References 907
Endovascular Radiofrequency Treatment of Varicose Veins 908
PROCEDURE 908
POST-TREATMENT CARE 910
RESULTS 910
SELECTED REFERENCES 910
Injection Treatment of Lower Extremity Varicose Veins 911
SCLEROSANTS 911
LIQUID SCLEROTHERAPY 911
FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY 911
SCLEROTHERAPY FOR SUPERfiCIAL VARICES AND TELANGIECTASES 911
SAPHENOUS SCLEROTHERAPY 912
RESULTS OF CLINICAL TRIALS 912
SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS 912
Selected References 913
Excision of Varicose Veins 913
IMPORTANCE OF TREATING TRUNCAL INCOMPETENCE 913
PRINCIPLES OF TREATING VARICOSITIES 913
EXCISION OF VARICOSE VEINS 914
Open Surgical Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency 916
Selected References 916
INDICATIONS FOR DETAILED VENOUS EVALUATIONS 917
PRIMARY VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY 917
SECONDARY VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY 917
RESULTS 919
COMPLICATIONS 919
CONCLUSION 920
Selected References 920
Nonoperative Management of Chronic Venous Insufficiency 920
COMPRESSION THERAPY 920
PHARMACOLOGIC THERAPIES 922
TOPICAL THERAPIES 923
Selected References 923
Pathophysiology of Venous Varicosities and Venous Ulcers 923
MACROSCOPIC ALTERATIONS 923
MICROSCOPIC ALTERATIONS 924
EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX ALTERATIONS 924
CYTOKINE REGULATION AND TISSUE FIBROSIS 925
MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES AND THEIR INHIBITORS IN VENOUS ULCER HEALING 925
REGULATION OF VENOUS ULCER FORMATION AND HEALING 925
SUMMARY 927
Selected References 927
Open Surgical, Endoscopic, and Endovascular Treatment of Perforating Veins 927
ANATOMY AND FUNCTION OF PERFORATORS 927
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 928
DIAGNOSIS OF PERFORATOR INCOMPETENCE 928
CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING PERFORATOR ABLATION 928
NEWER TECHNIQUES FOR ICPV ABLATION 929
Nonoperative Treatment of Venous Ulcers 930
COMPRESSION THERAPY AND CHRONIC VENOUS ULCER WOUND THERAPY 930
CURRENT APPROACH 930
Selected References 930
PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT 931
TREATMENT WITH TOPICAL GROWTH FACTORS 931
THERAPEUTIC MODULATION OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 931
HUMAN SKIN EQUIVALENTS AND BIOLOGIC MATRICES 932
Selected References 932
Renal Vein Entrapment: The Nutcracker Syndrome 932
ANATOMIC FEATURES 932
CLINICAL FEATURES 933
DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES 933
TREATMENT 934
Selected References 935
Pelvic Venous Flow Disorder 936
VENOUS ANATOMY OF THE PELVIS 936
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 936
SYMPTOMS 937
DIAGNOSIS 939
TREATMENT 939
RESULTS AND OUTCOMES 939
Selected References 939
Endovascular Treatment of Vena Cava Occlusion 940
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 940
IMAGING EVALUATION 940
VASCULAR ACCESS FOR ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT 940
TECHNIQUE OF VENOUS RECANALIZATION 940
TREATMENT ENDPOINTS 942
SPECIAL CASES 942
POSTOPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP 943
AREAS OF UNCERTAINTY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT 943
selected references 943
Open Surgical Treatment of Thrombotic Vena Cava Occlusion 944
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME 944
INFERIOR VENA CAVA THROMBOSIS 945
Selected References 947
Primary and Secondary Vena Cava Tumors 948
TUMOR TYPES 948
CLINICAL PRESENTATION 948
EVALUATION 948
TREATMENT 949
OUTCOMES 950
Selected References 952
Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism 952
RISK STRATIFICATION 952
TREATMENT STRATEGIES 952
PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE 955
Selected References 955
Surgical Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Embolism 955
ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM 955
CHRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM 956
CONCLUSION 958
Selected References 958
Permanent and Temporary Inferior Vena Cava Filters 959
INDICATIONS FOR PLACING FILTERS 959
TYPES OF FILTERS 960
PLACING THE FILTER 961
RETRIEVING THE FILTER 962
COMPLICATIONS OF FILTER PLACEMENT 962
PROPHYLACTIC FILTER PLACEMENT 963
Selected References 963
Venous Aneurysms 963
POPLITEAL VENOUS ANEURYSMS 963
ANEURYSMS OF THE SUPERFICIAL VEINS OF THE EXTREMITIES 964
VENOUS ANEURYSMS OF THE DEEP VEINS OF THE EXTREMITIES 964
VENOUS ANEURYSMS OF THE VEINS OF THE NECK AND FACE 965
THORACIC VENOUS ANEURYSMS 965
AZYGOS VEIN ANEURYSMS 966
SUBCLAVIAN AND INNOMINATE VENOUS ANEURYSMS 966
ABDOMINAL VENOUS ANEURYSMS 966
Selected References 966
Lymphatic Disease 967
Lymphedema 967
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 967
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 967
CLASSIFICATION 967
EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS 968
TREATMENT 969
Selected References 969
Lymphedema: Medical and Physical Therapy 969
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM 969
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 970
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LYMPHEDEMA 970
GRADES OF LYMPHEDEMA 970
TREATMENT 970
REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT 970
Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema 972
INDICATIONS FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT 972
EXCISIONAL OPERATIONS 972
MICROSURGICAL LYMPH VESSEL RECONSTRUCTIONS 972
Selected References 972
LYMPHATIC GRAFTING 974
CONCLUSION 974
Selected References 974
Index 977