How to do a lower limb embolectomy on an obese patient
Can you think of a really fat person presenting with acute lower limb ischemia? Think of someone whose thigh is twice as normal size. Of …
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Repair of iliac vein or IVC tear: the visible hole
An iliac vein or worse an IVC (inferior vena cava) tear can be a nightmare. The patient may bleed heavily, and quickly the patient’s situation …
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Basilic vein transposition for AVF
Do you need to use the basilic vein for an autologous arteriovenous fistula (AVF)? This is really a good idea. Autologous vein, no synthetic graft …
Continue ReadingGet distal control on a ruptured AAA
So you have dived into a lake full of blood from a ruptured AAA. And you have proximal control. Great! What you need now is …
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On an open repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) the main issue is the proximal control. How will the surgeon clamp quickly and …
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Roof-top approach for a type IV thoracoabdominal aneurysm
We operated on a 68 year-old male patient who presented with a symptomatic type IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). He had a history of a …
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