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The standard profundaplasty is a patch angioplasty. No doubt, it is a nice way but not without weaknesses. If you use a vein patch you …
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So, everything went well, and it is time now to close the abdomen. What an issue? Piece of cake. Is it so? Abdominal incisions are …
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So, we are talking about venous intra-abdominal bleeding. From an iliac vein or inferior vena cava injury. If this is from a visible point check …
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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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Andreas M. Lazaris works as a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon in Athens. He is a Professor of Vascular Surgery in the Medical School of the …
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This is the private website of Andreas M. Lazaris, MD. Andreas M. Lazaris is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon practising in Athens, Greece. In this …
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