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Vascular Reconstruction (vascular + reconstruction)
Selected AbstractsVascular reconstruction and complications in living donor liver transplantation in infants weighing less than 6 kilograms: The Kyoto experienceLIVER TRANSPLANTATION, Issue 8 2006Yasumasa Shirouzu Smaller-size infants undergoing living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) are at increased risks of vascular complications because of their smaller vascular structures in addition to vascular pedicles of insufficient length for reconstruction. Out of 585 child patients transplanted between June 1990 and March 2005, 64 (10%) weighing less than 6 kg underwent 65 LDLTs. Median age and weight were 6.9 months (range: 1-16 months) and 5 kg (range: 2.8-5.9 kg), respectively. Forty-five lateral segment, 12 monosegment, and 8 reduced monosegment grafts were adopted, and median graft-to-recipient weight ratio was 4.4% (range: 2.3-9.7). Outflow obstruction occurred in only 1 patient (1.5%). Portal vein complication occurred in 9 (14%) including 5 with portal vein thrombosis. Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) occurred in 5 (7.7%). Patient and graft survivals were 73% and 72% at 1 yr, and 69% and 68% at 5 yr after LDLT, respectively. Thirteen of 22 grafts (58%) lost during the follow-up period occurred within the first 3 months posttransplantation. Overall graft survival in patients with and without portal vein complication was 67% and 65%, respectively (P = 0.54). Overall graft survival in patients with and without HAT was 40% and 67%, respectively. HAT significantly affected graft survival (P = 0.04). In conclusion, our surgical technique for smaller-size recipients resulted in an acceptable rate of vascular complications. Overcoming early posttransplantation complications will further improve outcomes in infantile LDLT. Liver Transpl 12:1224,1232, 2006. © 2006 AASLD. [source] Vascular reconstruction in lower limb musculoskeletal tumoursANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Issue 9 2009J. Ian Spark Abstract Background:, Individual experience in the investigative, planning and operative aspects of lower limb musculoskeletal tumours is often small, making comparison between results difficult. The aim of the study was to describe the recent experience of a single tertiary referral unit performing limb salvage surgery, to identify areas of concern that are amenable to intervention and to provide clinicians an understanding of the surgical options. Methods:, Nine patients with peripheral limb musculoskeletal tumours are described. Four patients had a leiomyosarcoma, and one each of osteosarcoma, synovial chondrosarcoma, synovial sarcoma, liposarcoma and recurrent malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour. Results:, Thirty-day mortality was nil. Two patients (one with a leiomyosarcoma and one with an osteosarcoma) died at 6 months follow-up because of pulmonary metastases. One patient with synovial chondrosarcoma developed a local recurrence and underwent an above-knee amputation. Six patients at 18 months follow-up are alive with no evidence of local recurrence and a functional lower limb. Conclusion:, These cases are a challenge to the clinicians, radiologists and pathologists. Review by a multidisciplinary team can produce successful results with low post-operative morbidity and mortality. Longer follow-up is required to determine the long-term implications. [source] Vascular reconstruction for thyroid carcinoma with carotid artery involvementASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, Issue 2 2006Yoshifumi IKEDA No abstract is available for this article. [source] The Polder Computing Environment: a system for interactive distributed simulationCONCURRENCY AND COMPUTATION: PRACTICE & EXPERIENCE, Issue 13-15 2002K. A. Iskra Abstract The paper provides an overview of an experimental, Grid-like computing environment, Polder, and its components. Polder offers high-performance computing and interactive simulation facilities to computational science. It was successfully implemented on a wide-area cluster system, the Distributed ASCI Supercomputer. An important issue is an efficient management of resources, in particular multi-level scheduling and migration of tasks that use PVM or sockets. The system can be applied to interactive simulation, where a cluster is used for high-performance computations, while a dedicated immersive interactive environment (CAVE) offers visualization and user interaction. Design considerations for the construction of dynamic exploration environments using such a system are discussed, in particular the use of intelligent agents for coordination. A case study of simulatedabdominal vascular reconstruction is subsequently presented: the results of computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging of a patient are displayed in CAVE, and a surgeon can evaluate the possible treatments by performing the surgeries virtually and analysing the resulting blood flow which is simulated using the lattice-Boltzmann method. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma with left hepatectomy after pre-operative embolization of the proper hepatic arteryHPB, Issue 2 2010Yoshikazu Yasuda Abstract Background:, Right or right-extended hepatectomy including the caudate lobe is the most common treatment for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC). A 5-year survival of up to 60% can be achieved using this procedure if R0-resection is obtained. However, for some patients a left-sided liver resection is necessary to obtain radical resection. The close relationship between the right hepatic artery and the HC in these patients frequently limits the ability to achieve a radial R0-resection without difficult vascular reconstruction. The aim of the present study was to describe the outcome of patients who underwent pre-operative embolization of the proper hepatic artery in an effort to induce development of arterial collaterals thus allowing the resection of the proper and right hepatic artery without vascular reconstruction. Methods:, In patients presenting with HC who were considered to require a left hepatic lobectomy and in whom pre-operative work up revealed possible tumour invasion of the right hepatic artery, transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) of the proper hepatic artery or the left and right hepatic arteries was performed. Three weeks later, a left-sided hepatectomy with resection of all portal structures except the portal vein was performed. Results:, In six patients, pre-operative embolization of the proper hepatic artery was performed. Almost instantaneously in all six patients arterial flow signals could be detected in the liver using Doppler ultrasonography. No patient died peri-operatively. In all six patients an R0 radial resection was achieved and in three an R0 proximal transection margin was obtained. All post-operative complications were managed successfully using percutaneous drainage procedures. No patient developed local recurrence and two patients remain disease free more than 7 years after surgery. Summary:, After pre-operative embolization of the proper hepatic artery, resection of the HC with left hepatectomy is a promising new approach for these technically demanding patients, giving them the chance of a cure. [source] Rat liver transplantation for total vascular reconstruction, using a suture methodMICROSURGERY, Issue 5 2003Seiichiro Inoue M.D. We developed a novel protocol for rat orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), using a suture method to establish hepatic artery flow. After determining that early inferior vena cava (IVC) unclamping maintained better circulation compared with the portal vein (PV) using porto-systemic shunted recipients, we developed a rat OLT model with total vascular reconstruction using a suture method. After connecting the suprahepatic IVC, the infrahepatic IVC was anastomosed, using a running suture method. IVC circulation was established immediately. The PV was anastomosed without intestinal congestion, using porto-systemic shunted recipients. The aortic conduit, including the donor celiac and hepatic artery, was anastomosed to the recipient abdominal aorta end-to-side. Eight of 11 OLT cases (72.7%) survived indefinitely. Biliary connection was achieved using a one-stent method. Three cases died 3,5 days postoperatively. Hepatic angiography showed good patency. The graft liver was histologically normal in long-surviving rats. © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc. MICROSURGERY 23:470,475 2003 [source] Coated Prostheses Are Associated With Prolonged Inflammation in Aortic Surgery: A Cost AnalysisARTIFICIAL ORGANS, Issue 3 2008Shunya Shindo Abstract:, This prospective study was conducted to compare inflammatory responses between patients receiving coated and uncoated vascular prostheses, and to examine their effect on length of stay and cost of patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy. Patients undergoing elective vascular reconstruction of an abdominal aortic aneurysm were assigned randomly to coated-graft or uncoated-graft groups (n = 20, for each group). Interleukin (IL)-6, granulocyte elastase, white blood cell count, C-reactive protein (CRP), and body temperature (BT) were prospectively recorded preoperatively and on postoperative days (PODs) 1, 3, 7, and 14. In-hospital stay and hospitalized costs were also analyzed. IL-6 and CRP concentrations in the coated-graft group were higher than those in the uncoated-graft group (P = 0.01 and 0.05). BT was more frequently elevated >37°C at POD 14 in the coated-graft group than in the uncoated-graft group (P =0.03). Discharge was delayed, and overall hospitalization cost was higher in the coated-graft group than in the uncoated group (17.6 vs. 13.5 days, and 2 010 000 vs. 1 780 000 yen, P = 0.006 and P = 0.002, respectively). Coated vascular prosthesis demonstrated more profound inflammatory reaction than noncoated prosthesis, postoperatively. [source] In situ hypothermic liver preservation during radical liver resection with major vascular reconstructionBRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY (NOW INCLUDES EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY), Issue 12 2009D. DuBay Background: The in situ hypothermic liver preservation technique may allow a more aggressive approach to tumours of the caval confluence and/or all three hepatic veins, which would otherwise be deemed irresectable. Methods: All descriptive data regarding patient demographics, operative characteristics, perioperative complications and outcomes of nine patients in whom this technique was used were collected prospectively. Results: Seven patients underwent liver trisegmentectomy and two had primary retrohepatic venal caval resection. Total hepatic vascular occlusion with in situ hypothermic liver preservation was used for venous reconstruction in all patients. The vena cava was reconstructed with prosthetic graft in seven patients. All main hepatic veins were reconstructed in the seven liver resections. In situ hypothermic liver preservation was well tolerated as evidenced by preserved hepatic synthetic function early after operation. One patient died 66 days after surgery. There were two recurrences after a median follow-up of 14 (range 2,33) months; local recurrence was identified in one patient after 4 months and distant metastasis in another after 8 months. Conclusion: The in situ hypothermic liver preservation technique appears to be a useful adjunct to radical hepatobiliary tumour excision procedures that require total hepatic vascular exclusion and major vascular reconstruction. Copyright © 2009 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Compliance properties of conduits used in vascular reconstruction,BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY (NOW INCLUDES EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY), Issue 11 2000N. R. Tai Background Compliance mismatch between native artery and prosthetic graft used for infrainguinal bypass is implicated in the aetiology of graft failure. The aim was to quantify the elastic properties of a new compliant poly(carbonate)polyurethane (CPU) vascular graft, and to compare the compliance properties of grafts made from CPU, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), Dacron and human saphenous vein with that of human muscular artery. Methods A pulsatile flow phantom was used to perfuse vessel and prosthetic graft segments at physiological pulse pressure and flow. Intraluminal pressure was measured using a Millar Mikro-tip catheter transducer and vessel wall motion was determined with duplex ultrasonography using an echo-locked wall-tracking system. Diametrical compliance and a stiffness index were then calculated for each type of conduit over mean pressures ranging from 30 to 100 mmHg by 10-mmHg increments. Results The compliance values of CPU and artery (mean over the pressure range) were similar (mean(s.d.) 8·1(0·4) and 8·0(5·9) per cent per mmHg × 10,2 respectively), although the elastic behaviour of artery was anisotropic unlike CPU, which was isotropic. Dacron and ePTFE grafts had lower compliance values (1·8(1·2) and 1·2(0·3) per cent per mmHg × 10,2 respectively, averaged over the pressure range). In both these cases, compliance and stiffness differed significantly from that of artery over a mean pressure range of 30,90 mmHg. Human saphenous vein exhibited anisotropic behaviour and, although compliant at low pressure (30 mmHg), was markedly incompliant at higher pressures. Conclusion Compliant polyurethane grafts offer a greater degree of compliance match than either ePTFE or Dacron. © 2000 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd [source] Combined liver and inferior vena cava resection for hepatic malignancyJOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, Issue 3 2007Spiros G. Delis MD Abstract Objective The experience from a single center, in combined liver and inferior vena cava (IVC) resection for liver tumors, is presented. Methods Twelve patients underwent a combined liver resection with IVC replacement. The median age was 45 years (range 35,67 years). Resections were carried out for hepatocellular carcinoma (n,=,4), colorectal metastases (n,=,6), and cholangiocarcinoma (n,=,2). Liver resections included eight right lobectomies and four left trisegmentectomies. The IVC was reconstructed with ringed Gore-Tex tube graft. Results No perioperative deaths were reported. The median operative blood transfusion requirement was 2 units (range 0,12 units) and the median operative time was 5 hr. Median hospital stay was 10 days (range 8,25 days). Three patients had evidence of postoperative liver failure, resolved with supportive management. Two patients developed bile leaks, resolved conservatively. With a median follow up of 24 months, all vascular reconstructions were patent and no evidence of graft infection was documented. Conclusions Aggressive surgical management of liver tumors, offer the only hope for cure or palliation. We suggest that liver resection with vena cava replacement may be performed safely, with acceptable morbidity, by specialized surgical teams. J. Surg. Oncol. 2007;96: 258,264. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] | ||||||||||||||||||||||