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November 20269

Clinical ResearchVascular SurgeryOpen access

Feasibility of robotic-assisted surgery for nutcracker syndrome: a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis.

This systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis assessed robotic-assisted surgery for nutcracker syndrome (NCS), using 10 studies of 140 patients, mostly retrospective case series.

J Robot SurgNov 10, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchCardiologyOpen access

Outcomes with Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis versus Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients with Intermediate/High Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A Meta-Analysis of 24,090 Patients.

This meta-analysis compared catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) with mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolism treated with catheter-based therapies.

LungNov 10, 2026Read summary
Case ReportVascular Surgery

Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm With Individualized Non-Operative Management: A 4-Case Series.

Four patients developed iatrogenic radial artery pseudoaneurysms after arterial access for blood pressure monitoring or coronary angiography. Management was tailored to hand circulation and pseudoaneurysm anatomy.

Am J Case RepNov 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportOphthalmology

Pearls & Oy-sters: Trace Visualization of the Central Retinal Artery: A Favorable Sign for Late-Window Endovascular Therapy in Central Retinal Artery Occlusion.

A 69-year-old man presented with 18 hours of acute, severe blurred vision in the right eye. Fundus examination and optical coherence tomography showed central retinal artery occlusion with inner retinal edema.

NeurologyNov 5, 2026Read case
Case ReportVascular Surgery

Occult Compression at the Pectoralis Minor-Second Rib Level After Cervical and First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Case Report.

A 29-year-old woman with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome associated with a cervical rib continued to have symptoms after supraclavicular cervical and first rib resection.

JBJS Case ConnectNov 5, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiothoracic Surgery

Carotid artery bypass and supraclavicular subclavian artery cannulation for cerebral malperfusion in aortic dissection.

A patient with acute type A aortic dissection extending from the aortic root to the right common femoral artery presented with cerebral malperfusion.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgNov 5, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchRadiology (Diagnostic)Open access

Radiomics performance to identify high-risk carotid artery plaques: a systematic review.

This systematic review assessed radiomics-based models for identifying high-risk carotid plaques. It included 28 studies involving 6,108 patients, 72.4% of whom were male.

Eur Radiol ExpNov 3, 2026Read summary
Case ReportVascular Surgery

Angiosarcoma in the Setting of Vascular Procedures: A Systematic Review and Our Experiences.

Angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive endothelial malignancy with a poor prognosis; diagnosis is often delayed by vague symptoms, nonspecific imaging, and challenging histopathology.

Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac SurgNov 3, 2026Read case
Case ReportVascular Surgery

Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Using Transtibial Transport and Free-Flap Reconstruction in Patients With Diabetes-Related Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

A 56-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes and severe peripheral arterial disease developed a chronic foot ulcer with toe gangrene despite unsuccessful revascularization, leaving no conventional revascularization…

J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res RevNov 2, 2026Read case

October 202615

Clinical ResearchVascular SurgeryOpen access

Characteristics of treatment responses to physical exercise and diet in diabetic peripheral artery disease patients: a systematic review.

This systematic review examined human studies of exercise and diet in people with diabetic peripheral artery disease (PAD). Of 18 included studies, 15 assessed exercise and three examined diet.

EndocrineOct 29, 2026Read summary
Case ReportCardiothoracic Surgery

Emergency thoracoabdominal aortic repair: distal-first approach with two previous aortic repairs.

A 59-year-old man with preoperative haemodialysis and two prior aortic repairs—a frozen elephant trunk for acute type A dissection and subsequent thoracic endovascular repair—presented with chest pain.

Multimed Man Cardiothorac SurgOct 28, 2026Read case
Case ReportRadiology (Diagnostic)Open access

Complex cervical venous drainage with a common facial-paralaryngeal anastomosis receiving the superior thyroid vein.

A 68-year-old woman’s archived CT angiogram showed a complex right cervical venous arrangement. The common facial vein and a separate lingual–parapharyngeal–paralaryngeal channel each drained into the right internal…

Surg Radiol AnatOct 28, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchVascular SurgeryOpen access

Revascularization of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Cognitive Results of the CREST-2 Randomized Trials.

This prespecified cognitive-outcomes analysis of the multicentre, randomised CREST-2 trials assessed patients aged 35 years or older with at least 70% asymptomatic carotid stenosis.

JAMAOct 27, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchVascular SurgeryOpen access

Revascularization in Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis With Hemodynamic Impairment and Cognitive Outcomes: The CREST-H Substudy of the CREST-2 Randomized Clinical Trial.

This multicenter substudy of a phase 3 randomized clinical trial examined whether baseline cerebral hemodynamic impairment modified cognitive outcomes after carotid revascularization in adults with high-grade…

JAMAOct 27, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchEndocrinology

Berberine improves diabetic foot ulcer healing after tibial transverse osteotomy by inhibiting the PDGF-B/PDGFRβ signaling pathway .

This prospective, single-centre, randomized, placebo-controlled trial evaluated local berberine injections added to tibial transverse osteotomy (TTO) in patients with Wagner grade 2–4 diabetic foot ulcers.

Pak J Pharm SciOct 26, 2026Read summary
Case ReportVascular Surgery

A 78-Year-Old Man With a Previously Stable Atherosclerotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Presenting With Impending Rupture Following COVID-19.

A 78-year-old man with a surveilled atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), stable at approximately 43 mm for 2 years, developed COVID-19.

Am J Case RepOct 24, 2026Read case
Case ReportPediatrics

Hyponatremic-Hypertensive Syndrome as a Rare Manifestation of Renovascular Hypertension: A Case Series.

Two girls, aged 4 and 9 years, presented with severe hypertension and electrolyte disturbances, including hyponatremia and hypokalemia, with elevated renin-aldosterone activity.

Am J Case RepOct 22, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiology

Aspiration Thrombectomy for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism With Life-Threatening Anemia and Active Uterine Bleeding: A Case Report.

A 48-year-old woman presented with shock, critical anemia (hemoglobin 41 g/L), and ongoing uterine bleeding associated with adenomyosis.

Am J Case RepOct 21, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchCardiology

Effectiveness of Discrete Strategies and Implementation Bundles for Improving Clinician Prescription of Clinical Practice Guideline-Recommended Medications for Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed randomized trials of strategies to improve prescription of guideline-strongly-recommended medications for adults with atherosclerotic occlusive disease.

J Am Heart AssocOct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchVascular Surgery

The Moderating Effects of Race and Ethnicity on a Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Improving Physical Health Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: Secondary Analysis of a Pilot Randomized Trial.

This secondary analysis of a pilot randomized trial examined whether social determinants of health modified motivational interviewing (MI) effects on walking distance and weight among community-dwelling adults with…

JMIR Form ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Case ReportVascular Surgery

PERCUTANEOUS MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY: A NEW TOOL IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA.

An 82-year-old woman with atrioventricular block, hypertension, and dementia presented with acute abdominal pain that had begun three days earlier.

Port J Card Thorac Vasc SurgOct 15, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchVascular Surgery

Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Peripheral Artery Disease: An Individual Participant-Level Analysis of 9 International Prospective Studies.

This multicohort individual participant-level analysis and meta-analysis examined baseline omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and incident peripheral artery disease (PAD) among 137,704 participants without clinical PAD…

J Am Heart AssocOct 10, 2026Read summary
Case ReportVascular Surgery

Ultrasound-based multimodal diagnosis and endovascular therapy for phlegmasia cerulea dolens secondary to May-Thurner syndrome in a middle-aged male patient: A case report.

A 54-year-old man presented with phlegmasia cerulea dolens associated with extensive left lower-limb deep vein thrombosis and iliac vein compression syndrome.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiology

Anterior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Followed by Acute Popliteal Artery Occlusion in a 25-Year-Old Tobacco Smoker with Cannabis Use.

A 25-year-old man who smoked tobacco and occasionally used cannabis presented with an anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction and underwent primary PCI of the left anterior descending artery.

Turk Kardiyol Dern ArsOct 9, 2026Read case

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