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Background: The recent technological evolution has also allowed for the treatment of juxtarenal aortic aneurysm (JAA) with an endovascular technique, but short- and long-term results must be compared with the results of open treatment, which is the gold standard. In this study, we analyzed the short- and long-term results of open surgical treatment (open repair) in patients with JAA in our series., Methods: From January 2006 to December 2016, 155 patients were treated for JAA with open repair; the data were analyzed retrospectively. The mean age was 71.17 years (standard deviation [SD] 7.1), and mean size of aneurysm was 6.15 cm (SD 1.1). The ASA classes 2, 3, and 4 were 20%, 74% and 6%, respectively. Follow-up included clinical visit and abdominal aorta Duplex scan after 1 and 6 months and annually. The mean follow-up interval was 48.6 (SD 32.4) months., Results: The mean surgical time was 256 min (SD 69), the mean stay in the intensive care unit was 1.6 days (SD 1.2), and the mean total hospital stay was 10.2 days (SD 4.3). Aortic cross-clamping was usually suprarenal (110, 71%); in 39 (25%), the aortic clamping was between the renal arteries, and 6 patients (4%) required a supraceliac cross-clamping. The mean renal ischemia time due to aortic clamping was 17 min (SD 3.5). In 32 patients (21%), the left renal vein was sectioned for performing proximal aortic anastomosis and then reconstructed. Twelve patients (8%) required a renal revascularization, and in 49 patients (32%), an hypogastric bypass was performed. The 30-day mortality rate was 0.6%, and only 1 patient died in the postoperative due to intestinal infarction. The postoperative morbidities occurred in 15 cases (10%). Six patients had dehiscence of the laparotomy without the involvement of the muscle, 4 patients had an asymptomatic small increase of the troponin, and in 3 patients, there was an increase in creatinine >1.8 mg/dL. No dialysis was performed. Two patients had peripheral embolism in the lower limbs. Twenty-six patients (15%) died in the follow-up, but causes have never been related to aortic disease., Conclusions: Open repair of JAA is still safe, effective, and durable also in the long-term period and even in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

We report a case of epithelioid angiosarcoma of the abdominal aortic wall after endovascular treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR). A 60-year-old male, treated 7 years before with EVAR, presented with abdominal back pain, general fatigue, and fever. It was assumed to be a graft infection with periaortic tissue compatible with an inflammatory reaction. The endograft was therefore completely removed and a Dacron silver aorto-bisiliac graft was implanted. After a few days the patient worsened, the angio-computed tomography scan showed a progressive increase of the periaortic mass and numerous small nodules in the abdomen were also detected. The patient was again brought to surgery, an axillo-bifemoral bypass was performed, and the aorto-bisiliac graft was removed but the patient died after surgery. The histological examination showed an aortic epithelioid angiosarcoma with peritoneal metastasis., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Background: To evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment of acute lower limb ischemia in elderly patients. The primary endpoints were early and midterm rates of survival and limb salvage., Methods: A retrospective analysis involving 76 consecutive patients observed for acute lower limb ischemia between March 2005 and December 2008 who underwent revascularization was conducted. A total of 44 patients (group A) of age >80 years (average age: 86.9 ± 4.5 years; 13 men and 31 women) had a site of obstruction at the level of abdominal aorta in one case (2.3%), common-external iliac artery/common femoral artery in 15 (34.1%), superficial femoral artery/popliteal artery in 26 (59.1%), and infrapopliteal arteries in two (4.5%), and embolectomy, thrombectomy, bypass, and angioplasty was performed in 24 (54.5%), 11 (25.0%), eight (18.2%), and one (2.3%) case(s), respectively. A total of 32 patients (group B) of age <80 years (average age: 67.2 ± 12.2 years; 19 men and 13 women) with an analogous site of obstruction at the level of abdominal aorta in one case (3.1%), common/external iliac artery/common femoral artery in 12 (37.5%), superficial femoral artery/popliteal artery in three (9.4%), and infrapopliteal arteries in 16 (50.0%) underwent the same aforementioned procedures in 10 (31.3%), 12 (37.5%), nine (28.1%), and one (3.1%) case(s), respectively., Results: At 30 days after surgery, survival and limb salvage were both 93.2% in group A versus 96.9% and 87.5%, respectively, in group B, whereas they were 93.2% and 65.8%, respectively, in group A versus 85.7% and 96.9%, respectively, in group B (p = 0.22 and p = 0.19, respectively) at the midterm control. The univariate and multivariate analyses showed that category 2b of acute ischemia (immediately-threatening) has a negative statistically significant influence on the survival rate (p = 0.01)., Conclusions: Limb salvage rates after surgical intervention for acute lower limb ischemia in the elderly population are comparable with those of the younger population, whereas survival rates are lower, but without statistical significance. The only factor that negatively influences the survival rate is the 2b clinical category of acute ischemia, regardless of the age of the patient., (Copyright © 2011 Annals of Vascular Surgery Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the perioperative hazards and late results of internal carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with and without contralateral internal carotid artery occlusion. From March 1980 to April 1990, 375 consecutive patients underwent 439 CEAs at the First Department of Vascular Surgery of Padova Medical School. Patients were divided into two groups; group 1 (61 patients) had contralateral internal carotid artery occlusion and group 2 (314 patients) did not (378 CEAs, 64 bilateral). Indications for CEA were similar in both groups. The only significant difference in patient characteristics was a higher rate of previous stroke in group 1 (11% vs. 3%, p < 0.001). General anesthesia, continuous EEG monitoring, selective intraluminal shunt, and arteriotomy closure with a polytetrafluoroethylene patch (PTFE) were used routinely in both groups. An intraluminal shunt was inserted more frequently in group 1 than in group 2 (69% vs. 17%, p < 0.001). Major perioperative stroke occurred in one patient in each group (1.7% vs. 0.31%, respectively; NS). Early fatal stroke rates were 0% and 0.95% in groups 1 and 2, respectively (NS). All patients had neurologic examinations and duplex scans every 6 months (range 6 to 118 months; mean 42 months). Kaplan-Meier survival curves were virtually identical in the two groups; the majority of deaths were caused by myocardial infarction and cancer. There were no stroke-related deaths in group 1 as compared with 8.2% in group 2 (NS). New neurologic symptoms appeared in 4.7% of patients in group 1 and 6% in group 2 (NS) whereas the late stroke rates were 0% and 3.1%, respectively (NS).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)