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Five-year outcomes of ESAR in patients with short neck
Cohort analysis shows no migrations, a low rate of ruptures, and positive sac regression, researchers say. Five-year outcomes in patients with short neck abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) undergoing endosuture aneurysm repair (ESAR) using Heli-FX EndoAnchors with an Endurant stent-graft in…
‘Meet the Experts’ webinars now available OnDemand
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members now have another chance to “Meet the Experts,” via computer screen and at no charge. Three of the “Meet the Experts” webinars held in spring and summer are now available on SVS OnDemand, part…
Final Meet the Experts session is July 15
Practicing vascular surgeons, learn all about preventing and managing type II endoleaks—a common situation faced by specialists—from the experts on Thursday, July 15. Benjamin Jackson, MD, will moderate the session, alongside panelists Wei Zhou, MD, and Sunita Srivastava, MD. Participation…
SVS introduces ‘Meet the Experts’ Webinar Series
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is introducing a new webinar series, with the first installment set to take place this month. The “Meet the Experts” Webinar Series will feature expert faculty and attendees interacting in small groups for shared…
Study finds low mortality, high complication rates after aortic endograft explantation
The explantation of aortic endografts—associated with high postoperative morbidity, particularly in patients with infected grafts—can be carried out with a low mortality rate, a new single-center study reveals. Mohammad Khasawneh, MD, a vascular surgery fellow at the Mayo Clinic in…
Nearly 70% of CX 2020 LIVE global aortic audience finds type II endoleak without sac expansion harmless
A global audience tuned into the second session and inaugural aortic offering of CX 2020 LIVE. With registrations now well over 4,000, the pioneering virtual vascular conference continues to attract delegates from far and wide. In this session, presentations, polling and…
Meta-analysis: Translumbar embolization is superior to transarterial procedure in treatment of post-EVAR type II endoleaks
Translumbar embolization had a greater technical efficacy than its transarterial equivalent in the treatment of type II endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery. As a result,…