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Evaluation and treatment of leg ulcers associated with chronic venous insufficiencyWilliam Marston
UNC Vascular Surgery, 3024 Burnett Womack Building, CB7212, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7212, USA
Clin Plast Surg 34:717-30. 2007..Venous corrective procedures usually can be performed using minimally invasive endovenous methods, which are associated with fewer complications and more rapid recovery than are major surgical techniques...
The importance of deep venous reflux velocity as a determinant of outcome in patients with combined superficial and deep venous reflux treated with endovenous saphenous ablationWilliam A Marston
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Vasc Surg 48:400-5; discussion 405-6. 2008..In this study, we examined deep venous reflux velocities to determine whether these would predict outcome after endovenous ablation...
Natural history of limbs with arterial insufficiency and chronic ulceration treated without revascularizationWilliam A Marston
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7212, USA
J Vasc Surg 44:108-114. 2006..In this report, we describe the outcome of limbs with stable chronic leg ulcers and arterial insufficiency that were treated with wound-healing techniques in patients who were not candidates for revascularization...
Endovenous saphenous ablation corrects the hemodynamic abnormality in patients with CEAP clinical class 3-6 CVI due to superficial refluxWilliam A Marston
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7212, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 40:125-30. 2006..These techniques are useful for treatment of patients with more severe clinical classes of superficial CVI...
Risk factors associated with healing chronic diabetic foot ulcers: the importance of hyperglycemiaWilliam A Marston
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7212, USA
Ostomy Wound Manage 52:26-8, 30, 32 passim. 2006..This is the first diabetic foot ulcer study to find a relationship between hyperglycemia and wound healing. Further research into factors that improve healing of wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers, is warranted...
Dermagraft, a bioengineered human dermal equivalent for the treatment of chronic nonhealing diabetic foot ulcerWilliam A Marston
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Wound Management Center, Campus Box 7212, 130 Mason Farm Road, 2146 Bioinformatics building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7212, USA
Expert Rev Med Devices 1:21-31. 2004..In this article, the structure and behavior of this tissue will be examined, focusing particularly on the randomized clinical trials performed to justify its use in diabetic foot ulcers...
Initial report of the use of an injectable porcine collagen-derived matrix to stimulate healing of diabetic foot wounds in humansWilliam A Marston
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, 27599 7212, USA
Wound Repair Regen 13:243-7. 2005..Randomized trials are underway to define the potential benefit of this new treatment modality for diabetic foot ulcers...
The efficacy and safety of Dermagraft in improving the healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcers: results of a prospective randomized trialWilliam A Marston
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7212, USA
Diabetes Care 26:1701-5. 2003..To determine if a human fibroblast-derived dermal substitute could promote the healing of diabetic foot ulcers...
Evaluation of varicose veins: what do the clinical signs and symptoms reveal about the underlying disease and need for intervention?William A Marston
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Semin Vasc Surg 23:78-84. 2010..The importance of the CEAP clinical classification will be discussed as a guide to choosing therapy from the multitude of available options for patients with venous insufficiency...
Endovascular stent-graft repair of pararenal and type IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms with adjunctive visceral reconstructionJoseph John Fulton
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA
J Vasc Surg 41:191-8. 2005..In selective high-risk patients, debranching of the visceral aorta to improve the proximal neck region can be used to facilitate endovascular exclusion of the aneurysm...
Effect of challenging neck anatomy on mid-term migration rates in AneuRx endograftsJoseph J Fulton
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Vasc Surg 44:932-7; discussion 937. 2006....
Recurrence of chronic venous ulcers on the basis of clinical, etiologic, anatomic, and pathophysiologic criteria and air plethysmographyHuey B McDaniel
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 27599, USA
J Vasc Surg 35:723-8. 2002..The VFI obtained from APG is useful in the prediction of increased risk for recurrence, particularly in association with anatomic data...
Incidence of and risk factors for iliocaval venous obstruction in patients with active or healed venous leg ulcersWilliam Marston
University of North Carolina, Division of Vascular Surgery, 3024 Burnett Womack, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Vasc Surg 53:1303-8. 2011..In this study, we reviewed a series of patients with healed or active venous leg ulcers to determine the incidence of ICVO and the risk factors related to its occurrence...
Inflammatory cytokine levels in chronic venous insufficiency ulcer tissue before and after compression therapyStephanie K Beidler
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
J Vasc Surg 49:1013-20. 2009..These levels were compared to cytokines present in healthy tissue...
Role of negative pressure wound therapy in treating peripheral vascular graft infectionsBauer E Sumpio
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8062, USA
Vascular 16:194-200. 2008..The results supported by the literature and the clinical practice of the consensus panel suggested that NPWT can be a useful adjunct to the management of vascular groin infections and dehiscences but must be used with caution...
Treatment of superficial and perforator venous incompetence without deep venous insufficiency: is routine perforator ligation necessary?Robert R Mendes
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 27599, USA
J Vasc Surg 38:891-5. 2003..This suggests that ligation of the perforator veins can be reserved for patients with persistent incompetent perforator vessels, with abnormal hemodynamic parameters or continued symptoms after superficial ablative surgery...
Endovascular repair of lesions involving the descending thoracic aortaPaul J Riesenman
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
J Vasc Surg 42:1063-74. 2005..Endovascular repair may become an attractive alternative for the treatment of a wide range of pathology along this vascular territory...
Coverage of the left subclavian artery during thoracic endovascular aortic repairPaul J Riesenman
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Vasc Surg 45:90-4; discussion 94-5. 2007..The origins of the left subclavian artery and other aortic arch branch vessels often impose limitations on the proximal landing zone, thereby disallowing endovascular repair of more proximal thoracic lesions...
Multiplexed analysis of matrix metalloproteinases in leg ulcer tissue of patients with chronic venous insufficiency before and after compression therapyStephanie K Beidler
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Wound Repair Regen 16:642-8. 2008..We conclude that compression therapy results in a reduction of the pro-inflammatory environment characterizing chronic venous ulcers, and ulcer healing is associated with resolution of specific elevated levels of protease expression...
Revision of the venous clinical severity score: venous outcomes consensus statement: special communication of the American Venous Forum Ad Hoc Outcomes Working GroupMichael A Vasquez
Department of Surgery, State University of New York SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14120, USA
J Vasc Surg 52:1387-96. 2010..Periodic review and revision are necessary for generating more universal applicability and for comparing treatment outcomes in a meaningful way...
PPG, APG, duplex: which noninvasive tests are most appropriate for the management of patients with chronic venous insufficiency?William A Marston
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7212, USA
Semin Vasc Surg 15:13-20. 2002..Based on the clinical class, recommendations for a noninvasive testing protocol are outlined...
Outcomes of surgical and endovascular treatment of acute traumatic thoracic aortic injuryPaul J Riesenman
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7212, USA
J Vasc Surg 46:934-40. 2007..We reviewed our experience with patients who sustained blunt thoracic aortic injuries distal to the left subclavian artery and presented for open surgical or endovascular repair...
Prediction of wrist arteriovenous fistula maturation with preoperative vein mapping with ultrasonographyRobert R Mendes
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 27599 7212, USA
J Vasc Surg 36:460-3. 2002..The purpose of this study was to determine whether the preoperative minimal cephalic vein size in the forearm was predictive of successful wrist fistula maturation to a functional hemodialysis access...
