Volume 7 - Issue 12 - December 2010

Outcome of Stenting in the Lower-Extremity Venous Circulation for the Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis

Mohsen Sharifi, MD, Seyed A. Javadpoor, MD, Curt Bay, PhD, Mahshid Mehdipour,
Farnaz Emrani, BSc, Jalaladdin Sharifi, MD

Venous stents are being increasingly used as an effective tool during percutaneous endovenous intervention (PEVI) in the treatment of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). There is a paucity of data on the rate of in-stent restenosis (ISR), stent thrombosis… | Read More

Case Report and Brief Review

Hemorrhage After Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Localized in the Lateral Abdominal Wall: A Rare Location

Roy J. Sauren, MD, Dirk Haans, MD, Lijckle van der Laan, MD

Purpose. We sought to increase awareness of hemorrhage to the lateral abdominal wall after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. We report on 3 female patients who presented with complaints of peripheral vascular occlusive disease. Duplex and… | Read More

Case Report and Brief Review

Idiopathic Mid-Aortic Syndrome in a Young Adult: A Case Report

Kevin de Leur, MD, Peter H. Castenmiller, MD, Lijckle van der Laan, MD, PhD

Idiopathic mid-aortic syndrome is a rare condition characterized by narrowing of the abdominal aorta and stenosis of its major branches. Clinical presentation includes hypertension, claudication, renal failure and intestinal ischemia. Diagnosis is… | Read More

Interview

VEITHsymposium™ 2010 Highlights: Moving on from CREST

Wesley S. Moore, MD

VDM speaks with Wesley S. Moore, MD, Professor and Chief Emeritus, Division of Vascular Surgery at UCLA Medical Center. At the 2010 VEITHsymposium, Dr. Moore discussed the need for a moratorium on both CEA and CAS to make way for a new trial that… | Read More