Visceral vascular surgery

Applications of Cell Therapy in Vascular Surgery

Trying to use embryonic stem cells about 20 years ago, working with animals,  especially rats began. During these years , many experiments in mouse embryonic stem cells to transform into a variety of cells and transplanting them were led to remarkable success . In the next issue of human stem cells were considered successful until finally in 1998 the first report was published in the proliferat...

Simulator development in vascular and visceral interventions

Vascular Surgery

22 SAJS VOL. 53 NO. 1 MARCH 2015 Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is controversial in terms of definition, anatomy, aetiology and treatment. The definition of TOS is generally accepted as ‘upper extremity symptoms due to compression of the neurovascular bundle in the area of the neck just above the first rib’.[1] The thoracic outlet, also known as the cervicothoracobrachial junction, consists of ...

Vascular surgery.

Recent developments in vascular surgery have occurred in many areas. The topics of intimal hyperplasia and reperfusion injury are the subject of much current research and possible methods of treatment are at an early stage of development. Advances in perioperative care have contributed to a reduction in mortality and morbidity. Endovascular techniques are being employed widely but the indicatio...

Vascular surgery.

VOL. 53 NO. 1 MARCH 2015 SAJS 19 Recent reports suggest that endovascular ther apy is safe and effective for the treatment of pseudo­ aneurysms caused by blunt traumatic aorta injury (BTAI).[1­6] Although the numbers of patients in these reports are small, technical success approaches 100% and procedure­related mortality and complications are reported to be low.[1,2,5,7,8] This is compared with...