Objectives: Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) and vertebral artery stenosis (VAS) are associated with cerebral infarction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). It remains unclear whether this association is causal. We investigated the associations between neurologically asymptomatic CAS and VAS and the occurrence of subclinical cerebral lesions after CABG verified by magnetic resonance imaging.Methods: CABG patients were included and CAS and VAS were identified by magnetic resonance angiography. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging was performed to identify new post-operative subclinical cerebral lesions. The associations between CAS/VAS post-operative cerebral lesions were investigated.Results: Forty-six patients were included in the study. 13% had significant CAS and 11% had significant VAS. Thirty-five percent had new cerebral infarction postoperatively. We found a significant association between the presence of cerebral vessel stenosis and acute cerebral infarction (67% vs. 27%, p = 0.047). However none of the patients with stenosis had isolated cerebral lesions in the ipsilateral vascular territory.Conclusion: Asymptomatic CAS and VAS is common in CABG patients and is associated with an increased risk of postoperative cerebral infarction. Our study suggests that asymptomatic CAS and VAS primarily are risk markers rather than causal factors for cerebral infarction after CABG.

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Objective: This study was designed to investigate our long-term experience with combined iliac endovascular therapy (EVT) and infrainguinal bypass to treat critical limb ischemia (CLI) and compare outcomes to those of patients who underwent surgery for aortoiliac lesions.Materials and Methods: From April 2000 to June 2013, 57 patients (58 limbs) underwent an infrainguinal bypass combined with aortoiliac reconstruction to treat CLI. Eighteen limbs were treated by bypass alone and 8 limbs were treated by bypass with EVT for aortoiliac lesions (Bypass group). Thirty-two limbs were subjected to EVT alone for iliac lesions (EVT group).Results: Preoperative limb ischemia was more severe in the EVT group. There were no significant differences in major procedure-related complications (χ² test, P = 0.853), systemic complications (P = 0.853), and mortality (P = 0.916) between the 2 groups. The limb salvage rates were 92% at 1, 3, and 5 years in the Bypass group and 93% at 1, 3, and 5 years in the EVT group, with no significant difference observed between the groups (Kaplan-Meier, log-rank test, P = 0.616).Conclusion: Infrainguinal surgical reconstruction combined with an iliac EVT is an acceptable strategy for managing patients with CLI.

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Purpose: May–Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a rare clinical entity featuring venous obstruction of the left lower extremity. The aim of the present study was to report our experience with MTS and to evaluate the utility of treatment using endovascular techniques.Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data on 23 MTS patients (21 females, two males; mean age 44 ± 15 years). Eighteen patients presented with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and five with symptoms associated with chronic venous hypertension (CVH). DVT patients were treated via thromboaspiration, catheter-directed thrombolysis, and angioplasty; followed by stent placement. CVH patients were treated with angioplasty and stent placement alone. All patients were followed-up using Doppler ultrasonography and computed tomography venography.Results: Complete left common iliac vein patency was achieved in 21 of the 23 patients (technical success rate: 91,3%). Complete thrombolysis was attained by 14 of the 18 DVT patients (77.7%). The mean clinical and radiological follow-up time was 15.2 ± 16.1 months. Upon follow-up, complete symptomatic regression was observed in 19 of the 23 patients (82.6%). Stent patency was complete in 19 of the 21 patients (90.4%) who received stents. Restenosis occurred in two patients. No treatment-related mortality or morbidity was observed.Conclusion: Endovascular treatment of MTS is safe and effective and reduces symptoms in most patients, associated with high medium-term patency rates.

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We report a case of a 55-year-old male with type B-chronic aortic dissection. Patient presented with intermittent claudication due to limb malperfusion resulting from expansion of a patent false lumen during walking regardless of normal range ankle-brachial index (ABI) at rest. Preoperative stress vascular ultrasonography was an effective modality for proper diagnosis. We should be concerned of reversible ischemia due to the dissection flap in patients with type B aortic dissection. Fenestration of the aorta can be a choice of treatment in such patients. The patient has been doing well with no ischemia for 3.5 years after the operation.

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Intestinal malrotation (IM) is an anomaly of fetal intestinal rotation that usually presents in the first month of life; it is rare for malrotaion to present in adulthood. Furthermore, the presentation of IM in conjunction with Abdominal aortic aneurysm is extremely rare and may require consideration with respect to the surgical approach and exposure of the abdominal aorta. We herein report a case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm complicated by intestinal malrotation.

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A 71-year-old woman was admitted with Stanford type A acute aortic dissection (AAD). Computed tomography (CT) revealed thrombosis of the false lumen, and we planned to treat medically. She developed transient pleural effusion and hypoxemia, which persisted despite her pleural effusion disappeared. We performed CT and found a large thrombus in the pulmonary artery and femoral vein. We administered low dose- unfractionated heparin and installed a retrievable inferior vena cava filter, which caused the thrombus in the pulmonary artery to disappeared without exacerbating AAD. Our strategy seems to be suitable for acute pulmonary thromboembolism that occurs during the treatment of AAD.

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A 51-year-old man with a ruptured pancreaticoduodenal artery (PDA) aneurysm caused by compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament and aortic dissection involving the celiac axis was transferred to our hospital for endovascular treatment. A 4-F catheter was advanced into the superior mesenteric artery through the narrow true lumen via the left brachial artery, and coil embolization of the aneurysm was successfully performed. In this case, rapid increase of blood flow in the superior mesenteric artery, which compensated for the decreased celiac blood flow by aortic dissection, increased hemodynamic stress on the PDA, leading to aneurysmal rupture.

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A 54-year-old female with acute heart failure due to aortic regurgitation (AR) was admitted to our hospital. Following admission, her condition worsened progressively; thus, surgery was performed prematurely. During surgery, two dehiscences were visualized in the aortic valve commissure between the right and left cusps and the upper part of the left coronary artery ostium. However we scheduled aortic valve replacement (AVR) at first, we made the shift to perform the aortic root replacement for reinforcement of the aortic wall around the left coronary artery ostium. We describe a rare case of two dehiscences at the aortic root, which is the first report.

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We describe rare ilio-enteric fistula that developed after endovascular repair of a left internal iliac artery aneurysm (IIAA). An 83-year-old man with a history of previous surgeries via laparotomies suddenly developed a high fever 3 years after undergoing endovascular abdominal aortic repair (EVAR) with a stent-graft to treat a left isolated IIAA. Computed tomography imaging revealed a fistula between the IIAA and the sigmoid colon. A colostomy was created because severe intraperitoneal adhesions prevented resection of the IIAA. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient remained free of infection without antibiotics. Residual aneurysms can cause complications after EVAR.

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A 63-year-old man with ruptured acute type A aortic dissection was referred to our hospital. Computed tomography showed a false aneurysm arising from the false lumen located beside the ascending aorta. His hemodynamic status was stable inspite of the ruptured acute aortic dissection. We consider that the containment of the false aneurysm by thin mediastinal structures prevented worsening of his hemodynamic status, and this is extremely rare.

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Horseshoe kidney is a congenital anomaly characterized by medial fusion of the bilateral kidneys. Treatment for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with a horseshoe kidney is a technical challenge because of the complex anatomy. We report a successful open surgical repair for a ruptured AAA with a horseshoe kidney. An aortic grafting was performed with division of the renal isthmus through a transperitoneal approach. In the case of a ruptured AAA, quick open surgery is the most reliable treatment. If a horseshoe kidney coexists, transperitoneal approach with division of the renal isthmus provides good surgical field for an aortic grafting.

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Poplitealvenous aneurysms (PVA) are associated with deep venous thrombosis and recurrentpulmonary thromboembolism (PE). We report three cases of PVA. In all three patients the first sign of PVA was acute PE; in one case, the PE was recurrent. Computed tomography and duplex ultrasonography revealed not only PE but also popliteal venous dilatation with thrombus. Surgical reconstruction was performed in each case after treatment for PE. No postoperative complications occurred, including recurrent PE. Surgical repair of PVA is safe and is a recommended treatment.

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This report describes a hybrid endovascular approach to a 9.3-cm saccular aneurysm of the left sided aortic arch combined with an aberrant right subclavian artery. The two-step procedure consisted of a bilateral carotid-subclavian bypass, followed by an ascending aorta-bicarotid bypass and completed by an endovascular exclusion of the aneurysm by covering the whole aortic arch and its branches. The patient had no postoperative complications and was discharged 10 postoperative day. Hybrid procedures may be useful in complex aortic arch pathologies and may reduce postoperative complications in comparison with conventional open surgery.

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Mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the subclavian artery is uncommon and its therapeutic strategy has not been established. We report a case of 81-year-old woman with mycotic pseudoaneurysm in the right subclavian artery. Blood culture showed Enterobacter cloacae. Because of hemoptysis and acute expansion of the pseudoaneurysm, emergent coil embolization was performed, but failed. The patient underwent urgent operation for an en-bloc resection of the pseudoaneurysm after aorto-right common carotid artery bypass followed by omentum packing. The patient underwent continuous wound irrigation for 3 weeks. The postoperative course was uneventful and without recurrence of infection.

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