Over the past several decades, catheter-based and endovascular techniques have been
used with increasing frequency for the management of trauma. This is particularly true for the …

Background Endovascular repair of peripheral arterial trauma using covered stent grafts is a
minimally invasive alternative to open surgery in selected patients. Although the technical …

Endoluminal treatments have traditionally been restricted to a radiology suite, where an
interventional radiologist is required. For this reason, this technology has had limited utility …

Background Endovascular therapy is well studied in atraumatic conditions; and there
appears to be a growing interest in its application to traumatic injuries. The objective of this …

Objective The rapid evolution of endovascular surgery has greatly expanded management
options for a wide variety of vascular diseases. Endovascular therapy provides a less …

With the technical advances and the increasing availability of sophisticated imaging
equipment, techniques, and protocols, and with continually evolving transcatheter …

Endovascular interventions (EVIs) are an important adjunct to open surgical management of
peripheral vascular injuries. In appropriate situations, EVIs decrease operative time …

The basic tenets in the management of arterial and venous injuries include adequate
exposure, proximal and distal control, assessment of concomitant injury to adjacent …

OBJECTIVE: The application of endovascular technology for the emergency treatment of
traumatic vascular injuries is a new frontier. This study examines recent nationwide use of …

Trauma is now the third leading cause of death and the number one killer of people younger
than 45 years of age. Vascular injuries comprise 3% of all civilian traumas and continue to …