European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Sep 2010
ReviewAn update of the role of endovascular repair in blunt carotid artery trauma.
Blunt carotid injury (BCAI) is an increasingly recognised entity in trauma patients. Without a prompt diagnosis and a proper treatment, they can result in devastating consequences with cerebral ischaemia rate of 40-80% and mortality rate of 25-60%. ⋯ Besides anti-thrombotic/anticoagulation therapy and surgical intervention, continuously evolving endovascular techniques emerge as an additional treatment option for patients with BCAI. We provide an update on blunt carotid trauma, emphasising the role of endovascular approaches.
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Sep 2010
Comparative StudyAccuracy of FDG-PET-CT in the diagnostic work-up of vascular prosthetic graft infection.
To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) compared with computed tomography (CT) scanning and added value of fused FDG-PET-CT in diagnosing vascular prosthetic graft infection. ⋯ FDG-PET scanning showed a better diagnostic accuracy than CT for the detection of vascular prosthetic infection. This study suggests that FDG-PET provides a useful tool in the work-up for diagnosis of vascular prosthetic graft infection.