18 results on '"R. Rial Horcajo"'
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2. Enfermedad venosa crónica. Conceptos actuales y avances terapéuticos
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F.J. Serrano Hernando, T. Reina Gutiérrez, A. Martín Conejero, G. Moñux Ducajú, and R. Rial Horcajo
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03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,General Medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,business ,Humanities - Abstract
Resumen Introduccion La enfermedad venosa cronica (EVC) es la mas prevalente de la patologia vascular y consume gran cantidad de recursos economico/sanitarios, especialmente en la situacion evolutiva final, la ulcera venosa. Etiopatogenia La investigacion basica geneticomolecular ha contribuido a un conocimiento mas preciso de la etiopatogenia y la fisiopatologia que se ha aplicado de forma practica a la prevencion y tratamiento. Diagnostico Un correcto diagnostico inicial, tanto clinico como hemodinamico con eco-Doppler, contribuye a implantar un adecuado tratamiento medico para mejorar la clinica y retrasar o evitar la progresion a fases avanzadas de la enfermedad. La hipertension venosa (HTV) es el hecho fisiopatologico fundamental en la EVC. Tratamiento La correccion de la HTV con medidas posturales y terapia compresiva, ademas de actuar sobre las consecuencias de la misma con farmacos venoactivos son los pilares basicos del tratamiento medico y son de aplicacion general. El tratamiento quirurgico de las varices constituye un beneficio probado frente al tratamiento conservador en los pacientes susceptibles del mismo. Las tecnicas quirurgicas han experimentado grandes avances en el ultimo decenio cambiandose el paradigma clasico de la fleboextraccion por los tratamientos endoluminales. La escleroterapia tiene un papel fundamental en las situaciones esteticas o bien en pacientes ancianos, fragiles o de alto riesgo quirurgico.
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- 2017
3. Protocolo diagnóstico de la enfermedad venosa aguda
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F.J. Serrano Hernando, L. Sánchez Hervás, R. Rial Horcajo, and G. Moñux Ducajú
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03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030228 respiratory system ,business.industry ,Medicine ,General Medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,business ,Humanities - Abstract
Resumen Introduccion El termino enfermedad venosa aguda esta cayendo en desuso, utilizandose en su lugar el de trombosis venosa profunda (TVP) o enfermedad tromboembolica venosa (ETEV) que puede incluir la embolia pulmonar. Diagnostico A veces es un proceso complejo por la gran cantidad de diagnosticos diferenciales y porque la clinica puede ser muy inespecifica. Los instrumentos actuales incluyen escalas de probabilidad, el dimero-D, la eco-Doppler y en casos seleccionados la angio-TC, la angio-RM y la flebografia. La utilizacion secuencial y conjunta de estos recursos con arreglo a las diferentes recomendaciones ha proporcionado una gran precision en el diagnostico.
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- 2017
4. Protocolo diagnóstico y tratamiento de la enfermedad linfática crónica
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A. Galindo García, R. Rial Horcajo, L. Sánchez Hervás, and F.J. Serrano Hernando
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General Medicine - Published
- 2017
5. Guía de práctica clínica en enfermedad venosa crónica del Capítulo de Flebología y Linfología de la Sociedad Española de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular
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C. García Madrid, R. Rial Horcajo, M.D. Ballesteros Ortega, and C. Miquel Abbad
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03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,Medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,030230 surgery ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 2016
6. [Consensus document of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians and the Spanish Chapter of Phlebology and Lymphology of the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery: Superficial vein thrombosis of the lower limbs in Primary Care]
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M, Frías Vargas, O, García Vallejo, N, Vázquez Gómez, R, Rial Horcajo, E, Carrasco Carrasco, G, Moñux Ducajú, and J M, Ramírez Torres
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Venous Thrombosis ,Lower Extremity ,Primary Health Care ,Risk Factors ,Spain ,Humans ,Combined Modality Therapy ,Societies, Medical - Abstract
Superficial vein thrombosis of the lower limbs used to be considered a benign condition with a self-limiting clinical course. It is now known that its potential complications can be serious or even fatal, such as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary thromboembolism. There are different forms of clinical presentation, risk factors and different treatments for its approach, mainly in Primary Care. The Vascular Diseases Working Group of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians (SEMERGEN) has developed this update using current scientific evidence and jointly with the Spanish Chapter of Phlebology and Lymphology of the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery.
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- 2018
7. Evolución de la función renal en la cirugía del aneurisma de aorta abdominal con clampaje suprarrenal
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I. Martínez López, F.J. Serrano Hernando, M. Hernando Rydings, R. Rial Horcajo, S. Revuelta Suero, A. Saíz Jerez, and S. González Sánchez
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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Abstract
Introduccion: Desde la introduccion del tratamiento endovascular (TEV) del aneurisma de aorta abdominal (AAA), hemos observado un aumento progresivo de la cirugia abierta compleja de la aorta, con un mayor uso del clampaje suprarrenal. El clampaje suprarrenal se ha relacionado con el deterioro de la funcion renal (DFR) durante el postoperatorio, pudiendo llevar consigo un aumento de la mortalidad precoz. Existe una gran heterogeneidad en la bibliografia en cuanto a la definicion de DFR, no siendo comparables entre si la mayoria de los estudios publicados, por lo que es preciso nuevos estudios unificando criterios. Dentro de estos criterios se podria incluir la tasa de filtrado glomerular (TFG), que es un marcador de dano renal poco utilizado en publicaciones previas, a pesar de ser a priori un marcador mas sensible que la creatinina serica. Objetivos: Los objetivos del presente trabajo de investigacion son analizar los resultados de la cirugia abierta del AAA con clampaje suprarrenal a corto y medio plazo, asi como evaluar la evolucion de la funcion renal tras la misma y cuales son los factores asociados al deterioro de la funcion renal en el postoperatorio...
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- 2013
8. Efecto del bosentan en pacientes con úlceras digitales de etiología isquémica
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I. Martínez López, A. Martín Conejero, R. Rial Horcajo, F.J. Serrano Hernando, M. Muela Méndez, and S. González Sánchez
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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Abstract
Resumen Introduccion La isquemia tisular es el resultado final de un proceso en el que interviene un gran numero de moleculas que median la interaccion endotelio-musculo liso vascular, entre las que se encuentra la endotelina-1 (ET-1), que es una molecula sintetizada por el endotelio vascular y que induce vasoconstriccion, es proinflamatoria y tiene accion mitogena. Objetivo Evaluar el resultado del bosentan, un antagonista dual de receptores de endotelina, en el tratamiento de las ulceras digitales de etiologia isquemica. Pacientes y metodo Han sido tratados con bosentan 18 pacientes con ulceras digitales secundarias a esclerodermia o por otra causa (indicacion fuera de guia), con afectacion importante de vasos distales e irrevascularizables. Resultados La etiologia ha sido arteriosclerosis en 11 pacientes, enfermedad de Buerguer en 5, ateroembolismo en 1 y esclerodermia en 1 paciente. El tiempo mediano de tratamiento ha sido 90 dias. Tres (16,7 %) pacientes precisaron de amputacion menor, y un caso, de amputacion infracondilea (5,5 %). No se produjo elevacion de transaminasas en ninguno de los casos. En 16 pacientes (88,9 %) mejoro el dolor y en 11 (61,1 %) se redujo el tamano de las lesiones. Conclusiones En este estudio se presenta por primera vez que el tratamiento con bosentan puede ser util en pacientes irrevascularizables, mejorando el dolor y el tamano de las lesiones, con una baja incidencia de amputaciones mayores a corto plazo.
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- 2011
9. ¿Cuál es el pronóstico de las derivaciones in situ reintervenidas por fracaso hemodinámico?
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T. Reina-Gutiérrez, F.J. Serrano-Hernando, L. Sánchez-Hervás, R. Rial-Horcajo, and M. Vega de Céniga
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Percutaneous ,business.industry ,Limb salvage ,Hemodynamics ,Anastomosis ,Transluminal Angioplasty ,Surgery ,Medicine ,Severe stenosis ,Objective evaluation ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Distal anastomosis - Abstract
Summary Introduction Up to 20% of in situ bypass grafts (BP) develop a hemodynamic failure (HF) in their follow-up, the management of which is still controversial. Objective Evaluation of the results of BP revised due to HF. Patients and methods Forty-seven BP were revised because of severe stenosis in the anastomosis or the midgraft (1985-2001). Diagnosis: clinical, hemodynamic, ecographic. Location of the defect: proximal anastomosis (19.1%), midgraft (42.6%) and distal anastomosis (38.3%). Seventy percent of the reinterventions were performed within the first year after the initial surgery, 13% in the second year, 17% later. Six cases were repaired through a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and 41 cases surgically. Results Medium follow-up after repair: 35 months. Assisted-primary patency (APP): 95.7% after a month, 84.2% after a year and 72% after 3 years. Event-free percentage (EFP): 95.7, 70.5 and 53.2% respectively. Limb salvage (LS): 100, 97.5 and 86.7%. The location of the defect or the distal anastomosis and the graft diameter have had no significant influence on the results (p Conclusions We obtained good APP and LS after revision of failing grafts, although they require careful surveillance as it is not unusual to encounter new events during the follow-up. Surgical treatment is effective. We recommend indefinite follow-up because of possible HF beyond the first year.
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- 2002
10. Paciente con dolor en miembro inferior derecho al caminar en cuestas
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F.J. Serrano Hernando, R. Rial Horcajo, A. Martín Conejero, and T. Reina Gutiérrez
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03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,business.industry ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,General Medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,business ,Humanities - Published
- 2017
11. Trombosis séptica puerperal masiva con extensión a la vena cava retrohepática
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R. Rial Horcajo, A. Martín Conejero, I. Martínez López, S. González Sánchez, and F.J. Serrano Hernando
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business.industry ,Medicine ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
- 2010
12. Surgery for aortoiliac aneurysm after kidney transplant
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F.J. Serrano-Hernando, A. Martín-Conejero, E. Blanco-Cañibano, T. Reina-Gutiérrez, R. Rial-Horcajo, and A.I. Ponce-Cano
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Ischemia ,Renal function ,Aneurysm ,Postoperative Complications ,medicine ,Humans ,Aged ,Surgical repair ,Transplantation ,Kidney ,business.industry ,Immunosuppression ,Perioperative ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Kidney Transplantation ,Surgery ,Aortic Aneurysm ,surgical procedures, operative ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Treatment Outcome ,Iliac Aneurysm ,Surgical Procedures, Operative ,business ,Perfusion - Abstract
Objective Although aortoiliac aneurysm in kidney transplant patients is uncommon, aortic clamping during the surgical repair of an aneurysm could pose a risk to the grafted kidney and might also increase the risk of vascular prosthesis infection due to immunosuppression. Herein, we present our results related to the treatment of the aortoiliac aneurysm subsequent to kidney transplant. Material and methods Four male kidney transplant recipients underwent surgery for aortoiliac aneurysm repair. Results In the first patient, we protected the kidney graft by perfusion with cold physiological saline. No such protective measures were taken in the remaining three patients other than reducing warm ischemia to a minimum. In one patient with occlusive disease and impaired graft function, renal function improved after surgery. In the other three patients renal function was unaffected by surgery. Despite immunosuppression, no infection of the prostheses was observed. Conclusions Surgery for aortoiliac aneurysm can be safely performed in kidney transplant patients. No ischemic damage is incurred by the graft and perioperative infection can be easily avoided. The need to protect the graft during the surgical procedure should be evaluated in each individual case according to predicted times of ischemia and vascular reconstruction and preoperative graft function.
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- 2003
13. Aortic Rupture by an Acute Dissection of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta in a 12-Year-Old Boy.
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Baturone Blanco A, Martín Conejero A, Rial Horcajo R, Hernández Mateo MM, Pla Sánchez F, Uclés Cabeza Ó, and Serrano Hernando FJ
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- Aortic Dissection diagnostic imaging, Aortic Dissection etiology, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic diagnostic imaging, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic etiology, Aortic Rupture diagnostic imaging, Aortic Rupture etiology, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, Child, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, Aortic Dissection surgery, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic surgery, Aortic Rupture surgery, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation instrumentation
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Aortic dissection is exceptional in children. When they are affected, many clinical conditions as Marfan syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are usually involved, but up to 22% have no associated background. Its high morbidity and low incidence in this age group require a high level of suspicion in children without predisposing factors when the presentation is atypical, to avoid the severe consequences of the delay of their diagnosis. In this article we describe the dissection and aortic rupture in a 12-year-old child without relevant medical history, and the open repair that was performed as treatment., (Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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- 2021
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14. [Consensus document of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians and the Spanish Chapter of Phlebology and Lymphology of the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery: Superficial vein thrombosis of the lower limbs in Primary Care].
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Frías Vargas M, García Vallejo O, Vázquez Gómez N, Rial Horcajo R, Carrasco Carrasco E, Moñux Ducajú G, and Ramírez Torres JM
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- Combined Modality Therapy, Humans, Lower Extremity, Risk Factors, Societies, Medical, Spain epidemiology, Venous Thrombosis complications, Venous Thrombosis epidemiology, Primary Health Care methods, Venous Thrombosis diagnosis, Venous Thrombosis therapy
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Superficial vein thrombosis of the lower limbs used to be considered a benign condition with a self-limiting clinical course. It is now known that its potential complications can be serious or even fatal, such as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary thromboembolism. There are different forms of clinical presentation, risk factors and different treatments for its approach, mainly in Primary Care. The Vascular Diseases Working Group of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians (SEMERGEN) has developed this update using current scientific evidence and jointly with the Spanish Chapter of Phlebology and Lymphology of the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery., (Copyright © 2018 Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN). Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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- 2019
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15. Thromboprophylaxis in gynecologic cancer surgery: Is extended prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin justified?
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Marques de Marino P, Rial Horcajo R, Garcia Grandal T, Sanchez Hervas L, Serrano Hernando FJ, Herraiz Martinez MA, and Coronado Martin PJ
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- Drug Administration Schedule, Female, Genital Neoplasms, Female surgery, Humans, Incidence, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Postoperative Complications etiology, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Venous Thromboembolism epidemiology, Venous Thromboembolism etiology, Anticoagulants administration & dosage, Enoxaparin administration & dosage, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures adverse effects, Postoperative Complications prevention & control, Venous Thromboembolism prevention & control
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Objective: Evidence on the optimal duration of thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin after gynecologic cancer surgery is scarce and the benefits of extended prophylaxis have not been validated specifically in these patients. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis with enoxaparin 40 mg for 28 days, as recommended by international guidelines, compared to 7 days in patients undergoing surgery for gynecologic cancer., Study Design: Prospective cohort study compared to a historic cohort of women who underwent surgery for gynecologic cancer in our center between 2004 and 2014. Pre- and postoperative screening with a routine duplex scan was done in the prospective cohort. Comparative analysis of comorbidity, surgical technique and incidence of VTE, as well as prognostic factors of events and mortality., Results: N:571 patients (28 days: 207, 7 days: 364). No significant differences were identified between groups in regard to the factors related to VTE in our series. There were no differences in VTE incidence between groups after one month (1.9% vs 1.4%; p = 0.729), 90 days (2.4% vs 2.5%; p > 0.99) or during follow-up (Breslow p = 0.156). No deaths due to VTE at 90 days were recorded. Only one case of asymptomatic DVT was identified in the screening with duplex. The incidence of postoperative bleeding was similar in both groups (0.5% vs 2.2%; p = 0.166). The presence of a history of VTE was the only independent risk factor for VTE after one month (OR 14.31 CI 95% 2.67-76.87; p = 0.002) and 90 days (OR 8.27 CI 95% 1.65-41.45; p = 0.010). No differences were identified regarding age, other comorbidities, type of tumor, stage, surgical approach, reintervention or adjuvant therapy in the multivariate analysis., Conclusion: Extended prophylaxis for 28 days with enoxaparin did not improve the rates of VTE following gynecologic oncological surgery in our series compared to the 7-day therapy, although neither was this extended duration associated with adverse events or mortality., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2018
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16. Comparison of popliteal artery aneurysm therapies.
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Serrano Hernando FJ, Martínez López I, Hernández Mateo MM, Hernando Rydings M, Sánchez Hervás L, Rial Horcajo R, Moñux Ducajú G, and Martín Conejero A
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aneurysm diagnosis, Aneurysm mortality, Aneurysm physiopathology, Chi-Square Distribution, Elective Surgical Procedures, Female, Graft Occlusion, Vascular etiology, Graft Occlusion, Vascular physiopathology, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Patient Selection, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Popliteal Artery physiopathology, Prosthesis Design, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Stents, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Vascular Patency, Aneurysm surgery, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation adverse effects, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation instrumentation, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation mortality, Endovascular Procedures adverse effects, Endovascular Procedures instrumentation, Endovascular Procedures mortality, Popliteal Artery surgery, Saphenous Vein transplantation
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Objective: Surgical treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) has advanced over time. Constant development of new endovascular techniques has converted these into the most attractive methods available today. However, results for each endovascular procedure are still limited, and available data have emerged from studies examining only a small number of cases. The present retrospective review was designed to examine early and late results for PAA treatment and to identify possible factors associated with graft patency., Methods: This was a retrospective review of all PAAs treated from January 1993 to December 2013. Symptomatic and asymptomatic PAAs >2 cm treated using open surgery or an endovascular procedure were included. Kaplan-Meier curves and the Breslow test were used to analyze data., Results: A total of 171 aneurysms were treated in 142 men (mean age, 69.3 years); of these, 53.3% were asymptomatic and 18.7% presented as acute ischemia. Saphenous vein was used for bypass in 57.9% of the patients, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) in 23.4%, and a stent graft in 18.7%. In the open surgical group, a popliteal-popliteal bypass was performed in 37.4% and a distal anastomosis to a tibial vessel was required in 14.4%. Good runoff (two to three vessels) was present in 69%. Perioperative mortality (30 days) was 1.8%. Of eight early occlusions recorded, five (2.9%) underwent reoperations. Major amputations were needed in five patients (all with previous acute ischemia). Median follow-up for the entire cohort was 49 months (range, 1-228 months). Primary and secondary patency rates at 24, 36, and 60 months were 76.3% and 89.5%, 73.4% and 87.4%, and 68.3% and 80.9%, respectively. Popliteal-popliteal bypasses showed better primary patency at 24 months when saphenous vein was used vs ePTFE (94.9% vs 79%; P = .04); however, similar patency rates were recorded for short ePTFE bypasses and stent grafts (79% vs 79.7%). On multivariate analysis, only poor runoff emerged as an independent factor for worse primary patency (hazard ratio, 3.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.7-7.2; P = .001)., Conclusions: The open repair of PAA offers good long-term results, especially in asymptomatic patients, those undergoing elective surgery, and those showing good runoff. Given the also good midterm outcomes of endovascular treatment, this may be a feasible option in selected patients., (Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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17. Is ultrasound follow-up necessary in humero-axillary prosthetic arteriovenous fistulas for haemodialysis?
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Rydings MH, Moñux-Ducaju G, Martínez-López I, Rial-Horcajo R, Martínez-Izquierdo A, González-Sánchez S, and Serrano-Hernando FJ
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- Aged, Arteries diagnostic imaging, Arteries surgery, Axillary Vein surgery, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Graft Occlusion, Vascular surgery, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Preoperative Care, Reoperation, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Vascular Patency, Arm blood supply, Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical, Axillary Vein diagnostic imaging, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, Graft Occlusion, Vascular diagnostic imaging, Renal Dialysis
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Aim: To evaluate through a specific trial on vascular access fistulas (T-VAF), the impact of intensive follow-up controls on the permeability of humero-axillary fistulas (Hax-AVF)., Patients and Method: Retrospective study. Between January 2005 and December 2009, 108 Hax-AVF were implanted. From June 2007 a T-AVF was established. A preoperative duplex was performed and a follow-up control carried out a month after the intervention and subsequently every 3 months., Results: An analysis was made of the permeability of 57 Hax-AVF carried out between June 2007 and December 2009 (T-AVF Group), in comparison to 51 interventions performed during the previous 30 months (Control Group). No differences in the permeability achieved were found at 12 and 24 months, with a secondary permeability at 12 months of 49% in the T-AVF Group and 52% in the Control Group. The percentage of patients needing to be re-operated was inferior in the T-AVF Group (35%) than in the Control Group (67%) p=0.02. The re-operation per patient average was lower in the T-AVF Group than in the Control Group (0.49 vs. 1.18 p=0.01). The patients of the TAVF Group underwent a lesser number of re-operations for obstruction as opposed to the Control Group (0.42 vs 1.04 p=0.01)., Conclusions: In our experience, the intensive follow-up controls did not improve the permeability of the Hax-AVF, although re-operations due to obstruction did diminish. The follow-up of these access fistulas should be clinical based on hemodialysis data, leaving ultrasonographic evaluation for those cases where a malfunction is suspected.
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- 2012
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18. Surgery for aortoiliac aneurysm after kidney transplant.
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Martin-Conejero A, Serrano-Hernando FJ, Reina-Gutierrez T, Rial-Horcajo R, Ponce-Cano AI, and Blanco-Cañibano E
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- Aged, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surgical Procedures, Operative methods, Treatment Outcome, Aortic Aneurysm surgery, Iliac Aneurysm surgery, Kidney Transplantation, Postoperative Complications surgery
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Objective: Although aortoiliac aneurysm in kidney transplant patients is uncommon, aortic clamping during the surgical repair of an aneurysm could pose a risk to the grafted kidney and might also increase the risk of vascular prosthesis infection due to immunosuppression. Herein, we present our results related to the treatment of the aortoiliac aneurysm subsequent to kidney transplant., Material and Methods: Four male kidney transplant recipients underwent surgery for aortoiliac aneurysm repair., Results: In the first patient, we protected the kidney graft by perfusion with cold physiological saline. No such protective measures were taken in the remaining three patients other than reducing warm ischemia to a minimum. In one patient with occlusive disease and impaired graft function, renal function improved after surgery. In the other three patients renal function was unaffected by surgery. Despite immunosuppression, no infection of the prostheses was observed., Conclusions: Surgery for aortoiliac aneurysm can be safely performed in kidney transplant patients. No ischemic damage is incurred by the graft and perioperative infection can be easily avoided. The need to protect the graft during the surgical procedure should be evaluated in each individual case according to predicted times of ischemia and vascular reconstruction and preoperative graft function.
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- 2003
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