A prospective, single-center, nonrandomized trial from November 2013 to February 2018. spinal cord injury (SCI) prevention protocol was used for 170 patients with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) or complex abdominal who were treated by fenestrated-branched endovascular repair (F-BEVAR). Of the patients, 91 (55%) had neuromonitoring changes, which improved maneuvers in all except 9 (10...

Until recently, patients with aneurysms of the thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta had only one treatment option: open surgical repair. For those patients who could not tolerate an operation because of medical comorbidities, continued aneurysm enlargement and eventual rupture was a constant, yet unpredictable threat to their lives. Several studies have documented improved survival rates in thos...

Background Mycotic aortic aneurysms are rare and life-threatening. Unfortunately, no established guidelines exist for the treatment of patients with mycotic aortic aneurysms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the midterm outcomes of the open repair of mycotic thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms and suggest a therapeutic strategy. Methods From 2006 to 2016, 19 patients underwent op...

BACKGROUND With the aging of the North American population and therefore the need for more modern vascular surgeons familiar with open operations and less invasive diagnostic and therapeutic regimens, we wished to obtain suggestions and recommendations that would allow our training programs to more adequately fulfil these needs. Our objectives were to assess recent trends in Canadian vascular s...