Acta Angiologica 2010, tom 16, nr 4

Venous leg ulcers (VLU) represent the most advanced stage of chronic venous insufficiency. Their incidence increases with age. Notions of VLU treatment and prevention of recurrence remain subjects of research but also common clinical problems in daily medical practice. The lack of clearly defined principles of supportive treatment in cases of venous ulceration leads to disorderly selection of various preparations, including those which have been proven inefficient in the treatment of ulcers...

Europejskie Towarzystwo Chirurgii Naczyniowej (ESVS) zgromadziło grupę ekspertów zajmujących się patologią tętnic szyjnych (CAD) w celu stworzenia uaktualnionych wytycznych dotyczących inwazyjnego leczenia zwężenia tętnicy szyjnej. Zalecenia oceniano, przypisując im odpowiedni poziom dowodów. Wykonanie endarterektomii tętnicy szyjnej (CEA) zaleca się u pacjentów z objawami, u których zwężenie jest większe niż 50%, jeśli częstość występowania udaru mózgu/zgonu w okresie okołooperacyjnym wynosi mniej niż 6% [A]; najlepiej, aby CEA wykonano w ciągu 2 tygodni od wystąpienia ostatnich objawów [A]...

We present a patient with juvenile angiofibroma treated by surgery and radiotherapy. Therapeutic challenges are described, with several recurrences and intracranial invasion despite nine consecutive surgical procedures and negative surgical margins in the diagnostic surgical specimen...

Despite constant improving radiotherapy technique In oncology radiation-induced vascular injuries are still of an important clinical issue. When radiotherapy is concerned with neck malignancies it is relatively frequent that patient may present obstructions in scope of antebrain arteries and finally, brain ischemia...

Valve incompetence of perforating veins (IPVs) significantly influences the competence of superficial and deep vein trunks, also having an impact on clinical symptoms of vein disease. Opinions concerning the role of IPVs in the development of recurring varicose veins (RVV) vary substantially. The aim of the study was to analyze the role of IPVs in the development of recurrent varicose veins after surgical treatment of primary varicose veins of the lower limbs...