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Background: Behçets disease (BD) is a complex vasculitis with some vascular manifestationsincluding venous thrombosis, arterial thrombosis/aneurysm/pseudoaneurysm, and co-associatedvenous thrombosis and arterial lesions. We present two patients with Behçets disease camewith progressive both arterial and venous involvement. Case Presentation: The first patient was a young man with recurrent oral aphthosis and skin folliculitisand referred with complaint of new abdominal pain and 2 months severe headache. He hadnot referred to a physician due to COVID-19 pandemic until that time. In addition, he gradually developeda lower extremity edema and eventually was diagnosed with BD complicated with brainsagittal sinus vein thrombosis, abdominal aortic aneurysms and aortitis and deep vein thrombosis(DVT) of femoral vein. The second patient was a young woman with previous history of uveitis,DVT and recurrent oral and genital aphthosis presented with a large inguinal mass due to large iliacartery pseudoaneurysm impending to rupture, and after the operation, due to poor follow-up, developeda new femoral DVT. Conclusion: It seems the same inflammatory process is responsible for arterial and venous involvementin patients with BD, so it should be considered that involvement in one side (venous/arterial)can be a risk factor for the other side (venous/arterial) and early immunosuppressive treatmentshould always be considered to improve the prognosis.

Repair and reconstruction of the vena cava with an autologous vein requires multiple incisions. Prosthetic material is linked with an increased risk of infection and thrombosis. Therefore in this study, we created an animal model of vena cava repair using the diaphragm. The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility and outcomes of using diaphragm for the repair and replacement of the inferior vena cava (IVC) after resection of a part of the infrarenal IVC in an animal model, as it may be encountered in trauma patients and extensive tumors of retroperitoneum.

Large databases with data elements of clinical interest are essential for carrying out high-quality observational studies. Such databases have become increasingly popular for clinical research in fields like vascular surgery. Our goal is to create a solid and reliable database of the patients who have been admitted and undergone different vascular surgery procedures over 19 years and to provide surgeons with the current trends and limitations in managing patients with vascular disease.

Hypothenar hammer syndrome is an uncommon condition but of high clinical importance due to ischemia-related complications. In this article, we discuss about our surgical approach to deal with hypothenar hammer syndrome patients suffering from ulnar artery aneurysm, which is surgical exploration and end-to-end anastomosis of the ulnar artery.

In the neck or face, there are different causes for subcutaneous emphysema such as injury to the sinuses, the hypopharynx, the laryngotracheal complex, the pulmonary parenchyma, the esophagus or the presence of gas-forming organisms. However, factitious subcutaneous emphysema, a rare cause, must be considered in the differential diagnosis. In this clinical report, we discuss a 20-year-old girl who was under follow-up because of recurrent subcutaneous emphysema of the face and periorbital area.

Lymphedema is a common and progressive disease which causes deterioration of the quality of life of the patients, and still, there is no gold standard therapeutic option. In this article, we discuss about our new approach to deal with management of lymphedema which is lymphatic drainage by a subcutaneous channel which is designed as lymphaticoperitoneal and lymphaticopleural shunts for lower and upper extremity lymphedema, respectively.