BACKGROUND The dysfunction of misplaced or dislodged endovascular endoprostheses, may be a serious complication, and endovascular removal may be attempted in some cases. CASE REPORT A Viatorr(®) stent-graft (Gore, Flagstaff, AR, USA) is an endoprosthesis designed and commonly used for creation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). Two Viatorrs were accidentally dislodged ...

Paradoxical embolism is a rare cause of severe renal artery occlusion and is frequently under-diagnosed [1]. Rapid endovascular intervention with minimal morbidity may make clot removal possible and reverse organ function [2,3]. We present here the case of a patient with an acute renal failure due to a bilateral renal artery paradoxical embolism that was successfully treated by a modified stand...

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...

OBJECTIVE Despite medical therapy, a subset of patients with spontaneous carotid artery dissection (SCD) experience recurrent or progressive symptoms. In this study, we assessed the safety and efficacy of endovascular stent angioplasty in the treatment of SCD. METHODS Seven consecutive patients with SCD underwent endovascular stent angioplasty of a total of 12 vessels. Indications included th...

UNLABELLED Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms with coil embolization became the most important therapeutic option with better morbidity and mortality rates and quality of life. Following immobility, patients are treated with general anaesthesia. OBJECTIVE To test viability of endovascular treatment on wake patients. METHOD Considering clinical symptoms, psychological character...

rare vascular lesions of the brain. These lesions differ from arteriovenous malformation (AVMs) as they are direct artery to vein connections, have no nidus, and are composed of one or more direct arterial feeders with a single draining vein. Many of these have associated venous varix or giant venous aneurysms (1). Owing to the absence of a nidus, closure of the shunt by either endovascular or ...

The EEG was recorded using an endovascular guide wire as the electrode. This was Teflon coated except for its terminal portion, which was placed distal to the origin of the middle cerebral artery. Four hemispheres were sampled sequentially in two patients with intractable complex partial seizures who were undergoing routine preoperative carotid amytal assessment. Epileptiform spikes were detect...

For a 75 year-old man with extensive aortic aneurysm, who had undergone a previous infra-renal abdominal Y-graft, a staged replacement of remaining segments was performed. A hybrid procedure of open-laparotomy debranching of visceral branches and endovascular stentgraft insertion in the thoracoabdominal aorta was performed first, followed by subsequent direct replacement between the proximal as...