Article
Surgery
Walter Dorigo, Aaron Fargion, Giulia Bassoli, Rossella Di Domenico, Elena Giacomelli, Gabriele Piffaretti, Alessandro Alessi Innocenti, Carlo Pratesi
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of heparin bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (HePTFE) and autologous saphenous vein (ASV) in patients with critical limb ischemia undergoing below-knee femoro-popliteal bypass surgery. The results showed that HePTFE provided similar results to ASV in terms of survival rates, patency rates, and amputation-free survival rates.
SURGEON-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH AND IRELAND
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Achim Neufang, Valerian Zhghenti, Carolina Vargas-Gomez, Thomas Umscheid, Peter von Flotow, Rainer Schmiedel, Savvas Savvidis
Summary: Autologous vein bypass is effective for critical limb-threatening ischemia, but some patients lack sufficient vein length. In this study, a sequential composite bridge bypass was performed using a heparin-bonded PTFE-prosthesis and autologous vein. The results show that this approach has positive outcomes in terms of graft function, limb salvage, and reinterventions.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Biophysics
Kangjia Ding, Xueke Yu, Dongfang Wang, Xiaofeng Wang, Qian Li
Summary: In this study, functional biomolecules such as heparin and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) were grafted onto the inner and outer surface of ePTFE small-diameter artificial blood vessels, respectively, to synergistically promote endothelialization, anti-thrombogenicity, and anti-inflammatory function. The modified ePTFE effectively regulated cell differentiation behavior, inhibited inflammation, and reduced thrombus formation, demonstrating good anti-thrombogenic properties. Therefore, this straightforward yet efficient surface functionalization approach provides a potential solution for the clinical application of small-diameter ePTFE blood vessel grafts.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Dongfang Wang, Chen Wang, Zhaojie Bi, Baokai Zhou, Lixia Wang, Qian Li, Lih-Sheng Turng
Summary: A double-layer TENG was constructed using poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) membrane and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane for self-powered and real-time sensing of vascular graft applications. The TENG was capable of power generation, charging, supporting cell growth, and monitoring hemodynamic conditions.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Christopher J. Stapleton, Ahmed E. Hussein, Mandana Behbahani, Ali Alaraj, Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, Fady T. Charbel
Summary: This study compared the efficacy of autologous versus cadaveric saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) in a large series of cerebral bypasses and found no significant differences between the two groups in terms of postoperative blood flow and bypass patency rates.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Xi Feng, Kan Wu, XianWei Yang, HaiZhou Qiu, YongGang Wei, Bo Li, Wentao Wang, Bin Huang
Summary: This study introduced a novel method of replacing the inferior vena cava with autogenous great saphenous vein grafts. The results showed that this technique is safe and feasible, with no mortality and 100% patency of the inferior vena cava.
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Thomas Betz, Ingolf Toepel, Karin Pfister, Malisia Lang, Markus Steinbauer, Christian Uhl, Florian Zeman, Wilma Schierling
Summary: This study demonstrates that autologous vein grafts remain the first choice for infrapopliteal bypass surgeries in patients with CKD, and in patients with severe CKD, prosthetic HePTFE grafts show good short-term results. Patients with severe CKD have inferior limb salvage and long-term survival rates.
Article
Surgery
Nicola Troisi, Daniele Adami, Stefano Michelagnoli, Raffaella Berchiolli
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the contemporary outcomes of in situ saphenous vein bypass using a valvulotome. The results showed significant associations between smaller vein diameter, distal anastomosis on a tibial or foot vessel, and the use of a suprafascial tributary collateral as a graft, with loss of patency and limb loss.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
N. Math, S. Hegazi, T. Richards, S. Kommu, J. Senaratne
Summary: This article reports a novel method for treating patients with bilateral acute or critically ischemic limbs. The technique involves using the patient's own blood vessels as grafts, resulting in successful salvage of a non-viable limb.
ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Haidong Li, Jingyi Wang, Tao Song
Summary: To repair and reconstruct the secondary nasal deformity after unilateral cleft lip repair, autologous costal cartilage and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) were used. The results of a follow-up on 19 patients from July 2018 to July 2021 showed that there were no complications such as exposed or discharged transplanted cartilage, and the appearance was satisfactory. Therefore, the combination of autologous costal cartilage and ePTFE is an ideal treatment for nasal deformity after cleft lip repair.
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yosuke Hata, Osamu Iida, Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Mitsutoshi Asai, Masaharu Masuda, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Kiyonori Nanto, Takashi Kanda, Takuya Tsujumura, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Koji Yanaka, Toshiaki Mano
Summary: Having a small saphenous vein was found to be an independent marker for increased all-cause mortality in patients with CLTI undergoing EVT.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nicola Troisi, Daniele Adami, Stefano Michelagnoli, Raffaella Berchiolli, LIMBSAVE Registry Collaborative Group
Summary: This study evaluated the influence of secondary endovascular procedures on patency and limb salvage in patients with critical limb-threatening ischemia undergoing in situ saphenous vein infragenicular bypass. The results showed that secondary endovascular procedures performed during the follow-up significantly improved the rates of overall patency and limb salvage in the mid-term period.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Yuya Ito, Aya Saito, Yuki Shirai, Kazuyuki Ishibashi, Noboru Motomura
Summary: In this case, a manually made triple vein panel graft was used to replace popliteal venous aneurysms, achieving good graft patency and stable clinical course without pulmonary embolism recurrence at 4 years postoperatively.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY CASES INNOVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Erik Groot Jebbink, Iris Wijck, Suzanne Holewijn, Osamu Iida, Domenico Spinelli, Richard R. Saxon, Thomas Zeller, Takao Okhi, Marc Bosiers, Michel M. P. J. Reijnen
Summary: The study analyzed available data on patients treated for CLTI with the heparin-bonded Viabahn endoprosthesis, showing that it is a safe and effective treatment option with favorable clinical outcomes and low amputation rates.
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Gibeom Kwon, Ki Hyuk Park, Sang Gyu Kwak, Jaehoon Lee
Summary: The study aimed to compare the results of femorofemoral bypass (FFB) using a great saphenous vein (GSV) graft and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts. The data of 168 patients who underwent FFB were analyzed. The primary patency rates and clinical outcomes showed no significant differences between the GSV and PTFE grafts, suggesting that FFB using GSV may be a viable alternative in certain cases.
VASCULAR SPECIALIST INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Letter
Surgery
Raphael Soler, Philippe Charbonneau, Jonathan Sobocinski, Justine Mougin, Konstantinos P. Donas, Giovanni Torsello, Dominique Fabre, Stephan Haulon
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2020)
Article
Surgery
Elena Giacomelli, Walter Dorigo, Aaron Fargion, Gianmarco Calugi, Giovanni Cianchi, Carlo Pratesi
ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2020)
Article
Surgery
Aaron Thomas Fargion, Fabrizio Masciello, Giovanni Pratesi, Giovanni Torsello, Konstantinos P. Donas, Carlo Pratesi
Summary: The study evaluated the effectiveness of iliac branch devices (IBDs) implantation in elderly patients, showing high technical success and low postoperative complication rates, indicating that IBD implantation is an effective treatment option for elderly patients with iliac bifurcation aneurysms.
JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Elena Giacomelli, Walter Dorigo, Marco Campolmi, Andrea Casini, Aaron Fargion, Ruth L. Bush, Gabriele Piffaretti, Carlo Pratesi
Summary: In this study, the enhanced recovery after vascular surgery (ERAVS) protocol was found to be effective in reducing time to discharge and improving postoperative outcomes compared to standard open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, with no significant differences compared to endovascular aneurysm repair.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Walter Dorigo, Aaron Fargion, Giulia Bassoli, Rossella Di Domenico, Elena Giacomelli, Gabriele Piffaretti, Alessandro Alessi Innocenti, Carlo Pratesi
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of heparin bonded expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (HePTFE) and autologous saphenous vein (ASV) in patients with critical limb ischemia undergoing below-knee femoro-popliteal bypass surgery. The results showed that HePTFE provided similar results to ASV in terms of survival rates, patency rates, and amputation-free survival rates.
SURGEON-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH AND IRELAND
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Mario D'Oria, Georgios A. Pitoulias, Giovanni F. Torsello, Apostolos G. Pitoulias, Stefano Fazzini, Fabrizio Masciello, Fabio Verzini, Konstantinos P. Donas
Summary: Evaluation of early and follow-up outcomes following bilateral use of iliac branch devices (IBD) for aortoiliac endografting showed that it is a safe and feasible technique with satisfactory effectiveness and low rates of IBD-related adverse events at mid-term follow-up within the pELVIS registry. Procedural volume does not seem to affect technical or clinical outcomes, making bilateral use of IBD a favorable treatment option in selected patients.
JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Rossella Di Domenico, Aaron Thomas Fargion, Sara Speziali, Rachele Petroni, Flavio Villani, Davide Esposito, Carlo Pratesi
Summary: This case report describes a rare case of giant aortic coarctation complicated by acute aortic dissection, which was successfully treated with a hybrid procedure.
JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Francesco Squizzato, Michele Piazza, Raffaele Pulli, Aaron Fargion, Gabriele Piffaretti, Carlo Pratesi, Franco Grego, Michele Antonello
Summary: The study compared the outcomes of polytetrafluoroethylene covered stents (CSs) versus bare metal stents (BMSs) in the treatment of aortic bifurcation in aortoiliac obstructive disease. CSs were preferred for complex lesions, had lower risk of iliac rupture, and showed greater ankle-brachial index improvement. Although 3-year patency rates were similar between CSs and BMSs, CSs performed better in cases of moderate to severe calcification.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Stefano Gennai, Nicola Leone, Angelos Karelis, Andrea Xodo, Luca Mezzetto, Aaron Fargion, Michele Antonello, Gian F. Veraldi, Nuno Dias, Bjorn Sonesson, Carlo Pratesi, Roberto Silingardi
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of distal landing zone (LZ) in adverse morphology patients after thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) using distal active fixation (DAF) stent-grafts with standard endografts. The results showed that the DAF stent-graft significantly reduced the rates of distal endoleak and other specific outcomes in the distal LZ.
INTERNATIONAL ANGIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Gabriele Piffaretti, Aaron Thomas Fargion, Walter Dorigo, Raffaele Pulli, Michelangelo Ferri, Michele Antonello, Raffaello Bellosta, Gianfranco Veraldi, Filippo Benedetto, Mauro Gargiulo, Carlo Pratesi
Summary: The study analyzed outcomes of endovascular treatment for total occlusion of the infrarenal aorta and aorto-iliac bifurcation in a multicenter Italian registry. Results showed a high success rate with percutaneous or hybrid intervention techniques, and promising patency rates at 3-year follow-up, unaffected by the extent of occlusion or type of revascularization.
JOURNAL OF ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Enrico Gallitto, Gianluca Faggioli, Germano Melissano, Aaron Fargion, Giacomo Isernia, Massimo Lenti, Carlo Pratesi, Roberto Chiesa, Mauro Gargiulo
Summary: This study reported the results of F/B-EVAR for complex aortic aneurysms in four Italian academic centers from 2008 to 2019, identifying predictors of outcomes including disease type, postoperative complications, and preoperative chronic renal failure. The findings emphasize the importance of considering various risk factors in patient selection and postoperative management to improve midterm outcomes.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Desire Pantalone, Giulia Satu Faini, Francesca Cialdai, Elettra Sereni, Stefano Bacci, Daniele Bani, Marco Bernini, Carlo Pratesi, PierLuigi Stefano, Lorenzo Orzalesi, Michele Balsamo, Valfredo Zolesi, Monica Monici
Summary: As human space missions move towards deep space exploration and missions to other planets, new challenges have emerged in terms of crew health, such as the effects of weightlessness and radiation, behavioral health decrements, and communication latency. To address these challenges and provide better medical care for crew members, developing a multi-function surgical robot has become a key focus in research and space exploration.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Eugenio Martelli, Giovanni Sotgiu, Laura Saderi, Massimo Federici, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Matilde Zamboni, Allegra R. Martelli, Giancarlo Accarino, Giuseppe Bianco, Francesco Bonanno, Umberto M. Bracale, Enrico Cappello, Giovanni Cioffi, Giovanni Colacchio, Adolfo Crinisio, Salvatore De Vivo, Carlo Patrizio Dionisi, Loris Flora, Giovanni Impedovo, Francesco Intrieri, Luca Iorio, Gabriele Maritati, Piero Modugno, Mario Monaco, Giuseppe Natalicchio, Vincenzo Palazzo, Fernando Petrosino, Francesco Pompeo, Raffaele Pulli, Davide Razzano, Maurizio R. Ruggieri, Carlo Ruotolo, Paolo Sangiuolo, Gennaro Vigliotti, Pietro Volpe, Antonella Biello, Pietro Boggia, Michelangelo Boschetti, Enrico M. Centritto, Flavia Condo, Lucia Cucciolillo, Amodio S. D'Amodio, Mario De Laurentis, Claudio Desantis, Daniela Di Lella, Giovanni Di Nardo, Angelo Disabato, Ilaria Ficarelli, Angelo Gasparre, Antonio N. Giordano, Alessandro Luongo, Mafalda Massara, Vincenzo Molinari, Andrea Padricelli, Marco Panagrosso, Anna Petrone, Serena Pisanello, Roberto Prunella, Michele Tedesco, Alberto M. Settembrini
Summary: The COVID-19 lockdowns have led to a significant decrease in hospitalization rates for certain vascular conditions, such as asymptomatic carotid stenosis revascularization and Rutherford 3 peripheral arterial disease. However, there has been a significant increase in hospitalizations for urgent revascularization for symptomatic carotid stenosis and for revascularization or major amputations for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sergio Zaca, Isabella Patruno, Raffaele Pulli, Domenico Angiletta
Summary: The article describes a case of contained rupture of a suprarenal abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm. The treatment involved using an aorto-uni-iliac stent-graft as the aortic main body combined with chimneys and periscope stents for the celiac/superior mesenteric artery and renal arteries. The procedure was complicated by the entrapment of the celiac sheath and resulted in the migration of the stent-grafts. A bail-out endovascular procedure was used to reline the stent-grafts and embolize the pseudoaneurysmal sac.
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Davide Esposito, Francesco Gonfiantini, Aaron Thomas Fargion, Walter Dorigo, Flavio Villani, Rossella Di Domenico, Sara Speziali, Carlo Pratesi
Summary: The hybrid operating room is a crucial tool for managing complex surgeries in a safe environment. It plays a significant role in complex vascular diseases and requires appropriate management processes to maximize its potential while considering the costs involved.
ANNALS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT AND RESEARCH
(2021)