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Endoluminal repair of infrarenal AAA in the presence of aortic dissectionGirma Tefera
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
J Endovasc Ther 9:579-82. 2002..To report a challenging case of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) treated with a commercial stent-graft in the face of thoracoabdominal aortic dissection...- Limb salvage angioplasty in poor surgical candidatesGirma Tefera
UW Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 37:99-104. 2003..Infra-inguinal arterial angioplasty can achieve limb salvage in patients who are at high surgical risk, or do not have good target vessels or adequate conduits for distal revascularization... - Effectiveness of intensive medical therapy in type B aortic dissection: a single-center experienceGirma Tefera
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison 53792, USA
J Vasc Surg 45:1114-8; discussion 1118-9. 2007..This study evaluates factors that affect outcome and determines which patients previously treated surgically would have been eligible for endovascular repair... - Is coil embolization of hypogastric artery necessary during endovascular treatment of aortoiliac aneurysms?Girma Tefera
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53717, USA
Ann Vasc Surg 18:143-6. 2004..Coil embolization of the hypogastric artery may be unnecessary during treatment of aortoiliac aneurysm... - Limb-salvage angioplasty in vascular surgery practiceGirma Tefera
University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53792, USA
J Vasc Surg 41:988-93. 2005..To assess outcomes of percutaneous infrainguinal arterial angioplasty for treatment of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLI) in poor surgical candidates... - A new intercostal artery management strategy for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairMatthew W Mell
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
J Surg Res 154:99-104. 2009.... - Absence of buttock claudication following stent-graft coverage of the hypogastric artery without coil embolization in endovascular aneurysm repairMatthew Mell
Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
J Endovasc Ther 13:415-9. 2006..CONCLUSION: Stent-graft coverage of the orifice of the hypogastric artery without coil embolization is a safe and effective adjunct during the treatment of aortoiliac or iliac aneurysm, with a low incidence of buttock claudication... - Outcomes after endarterectomy for chronic mesenteric ischemiaMatthew W Mell
Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
J Vasc Surg 48:1132-8. 2008..A retrospective study was performed to identify optimal factors affecting outcomes after open revascularization for chronic mesenteric ischemia... - Complications of spinal fluid drainage in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a report of 486 patients treated from 1987 to 2008Martha M Wynn
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
J Vasc Surg 49:29-34; discussion 34-5. 2009..There has not been a comprehensive study of the risks of spinal fluid drainage and how these risks can be reduced. Here we report complications of spinal fluid drainage in patients undergoing TAA/TAAA repair... - Impact of intraoperative arteriography on limb salvage for traumatic popliteal artery injuryRachael A Callcut
Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
J Trauma 67:252-7; discussion 257-8. 2009..Time to revascularization is speculated to be a major determinant of limb salvage for traumatic popliteal injuries. The purpose of this study was to determine whether location of diagnostic arteriography affected outcome... - Clinical utility of time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics (TRICKS) magnetic resonance angiography for infrageniculate arterial occlusive diseaseMatthew Mell
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
J Vasc Surg 45:543-8; discussion 548. 2007.... - Endovascular aortic repair or minimal incision aortic surgery: Which procedure to choose for treatment of high-risk aneurysms?Girma Tefera
Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Winsconsin, Madison 53792, USA
Surgery 136:748-53. 2004..Average duration of stay was 5.1 days for both EVAR and MIAS. Thirty-day morbidity was 18% for EVAR and 17% for MIAS patients. CONCLUSIONS: EVAR and MIAS are comparable for the treatment of high-risk aneurysm patients... - The effect of warfarin therapy on endoleak development after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of the abdominal aortaJoseph L Bobadilla
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wis 53792 3236, USA
J Vasc Surg 52:267-71. 2010..The incidence of endoleak after AAA repair can be as high as 20% to 30%. We investigated whether warfarin anticoagulation was an independent risk factor for endoleak after EVAR for AAA... - A quantitative assessment of the impact of intercostal artery reimplantation on paralysis risk in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairCharles W Acher
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Ann Surg 248:529-40. 2008..This report demonstrates that intercostal revascularization for the last 3 years further reduced our paraplegia risk index by 75%... - Blunt thoracic aortic injury: open or stent graft repair?Brett H Yamane
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Surgery 144:575-80; discussion 580-2. 2008..The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes between open and endovascular repair of traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta... - Comparison of minimal incision aortic surgery with endovascular aortic repairWilliam Turnipseed
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital, 600 Highland Ave, G5 325, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Am J Surg 186:287-91. 2003..Enthusiasm for endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) has been tempered by midterm outcomes that raise valid concern about long-term durability... - Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: nonenhanced volumetric CT for follow-upThorsten A Bley
Departments of Radiology, Statistics, and Vascular Surgery, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Radiology 253:253-62. 2009.... - Successful covered stent-graft exclusion of carotid artery pseudo-aneurysm: two case reports and review of literatureVanita Ahuja
University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Ann Vasc Surg 21:367-72. 2007..Endovascular therapy is emerging as a safer alternative to open-surgical therapy. We describe two cases of CPA treated with commercially available Viabahn stent graft system (Gore AL, Flagstaff, AZ)... - Surgical treatment of ovarian vein thrombosisSandra Carr
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 40:505-8. 2006..The management of ovarian vein thrombosis may involve systemic anticoagulation, antibiotics, thrombolysis, open surgical treatment, or a combination of these... - Vertebral artery embolic protection via ipsilateral brachial approach during left subclavian artery angioplasty and stenting--a case reportGiorgio Gimelli
Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 40:235-8. 2006..The successful treatment of the subclavian artery enabled the complete removal of the infected graft without need for major vascular reconstruction... - Syndromes associated with the deep veins: phlegmasia cerulea dolens, May-Thurner syndrome, and nutcracker syndromePasithorn A Suwanabol
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, G5 315 Clinical Sciences Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792 3284, USA
Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther 22:223-30. 2010..Endovascular techniques have evolved and now play a significant role in the treatment of both phlegmasia cerulea dolens and May-Thurner syndrome. However, endovascular therapy for nutcracker syndrome remains untested... - Stent migration and folding in the subclavian vein during subclavian hemodialysis catheter placementMadhurima Adulla
Division of Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53713, USA
Semin Dial 22:81-3. 2009..Clinical vascular practice guidelines for vascular access on the use of fluoroscopy for temporary HD catheter placement may need to be re-evaluated with the reported increase in stent placement in the US HD population... - How should medical student surgical rotations be structured to optimize education?Sharon M Weber
University of Wisconsin, Department of Surgery, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
J Surg Res 126:145-8. 2005..We evaluated improvements in knowledge for students exposed to the two following types of surgical education: (1) traditional service-based rotations and (2) focused mini-rotations in a surgical subspecialty...