Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis
Hans-Henning Eckstein
Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
Pages: 99-102

Initial experience with the Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing system for treating patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms: a case controlled comparative study
Konstantinos Mpatzalexis¹, George Kouvelos¹, Petroula Nana^1.2, Konstantinos Spanos¹, Katerina Koutsothymiou³, Eleni Arnaoutoglou³, Athanasios Giannoukas³, Miltiadis Matsagkas^1,2
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Department of Surgery-Vascular Surgery Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
³Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Pages: 103-108

Carotid Stenting Versus Endarterectomy for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis: Single center contemporary results
Petroula Nana^1,2, George Kouvelos^1,2, Eleni Arnaoutoglou^3,4, Dimitris Xanthopoulos¹, Michalis Peroulis¹, Stavros Avgos¹,Stylianos Koutsias¹, George Papadopoulos⁴, Miltiadis Matsagkas^1,2
1Department of Surgery-Vascular Surgery Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
²Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
³Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
4Department of Anesthesiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Pages: 109-116

In the era of large randomized control trials for carotid artery disease, do real-world data offer additional information?
Andreas M. Lazaris¹, Konstantinos Moulakakis¹, George Sfyroeras¹, Vangelis Alexiou¹, George Tsivgoulis², George Geroulakos^1
1Vascular Surgery Department, Attikon Teaching Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
²2nd Neurology Department, Attikon Teaching Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Pages: 117-118

Stenting for restenosis after prior carotid endarterectomy may be safely
performed: a retrospective cohort study
Christiana Anastasiadou¹, Nikolaos Zannes², George Kastrisios¹, Sotirios Giannakis¹, Chrisostomos Maltezos^1
1Vascular Surgery Department – “KAT” General Hospital of Attica, Greece
²Interventional Radiology Department – “KAT” General Hospital of Attica, Greece

Efficacy of micronized purified flavonoid fraction on postoperative symptoms after endovenous thermal ablation. A pilot randomized controlled study
Christos Karathanos, Konstantinos Batzalexis, Petroula Nana, Georgios Psaras, Konstantinos Spanos, Nikolaos Roussas, Miltiadis Matsagkas, Athanasios D. Giannoukas
Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Pages: 122-126

Applied statistics in vascular surgery Part III: Understanding Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and its subtypes
Constantine N. Antonopoulos¹, Efthymios D. Avgerinos², Larry Fish³, John Kakisis^1
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Athens University Medical School, “Attikon” Hospital, Athens, Greece
²Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
³Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Pages: 127-129

Analysis of the Greek Vascular Surgical Trainees’ appreciation of e-Learning
Vassilios Zymvragoudakis^1,2, Sean Matheiken^3,4, Nikolaos Patelis^1,4,5
1European Vascular Surgeons in Training (EVST), Bordeaux, France
²Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK – EU
³Bedford Hospital, MK42 9DJ, UK – EU
⁴European Society for Vascular Surgery e-Learning
⁵Athens Medical Center, Marousi 15125, Athens – Greece
Pages: 130-135

A symptomatic popliteal venous aneurysm: A case report
Eleni Tsamantioti1, Chrysanthi P. Papageorgopoulou2, Stavros Kakkos2
1Medical School, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
2Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Pages: 136-138

Can a routine, bedside procedure result in a catastrophe? A clinical paradigm of severe complications following attempts to catheterize the subclavian vein
Stavros Charalambous¹, Nikolaos Kontopodis², Alexandros Kafetzakis², Nelli Kholcheva¹, Christos Ioannou², DimitriosTsetis^1
1Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Crete, Medical School, Greece
²Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, University of Crete, Medical School, Greece
Page: 139-142

Severe complications after intravascular application of bone cement and hemostatic agent during posterior spinal surgery
Bernadette Bachofen, Roman Bühlmann, Thomas R. Wyss, Vladimir Makaloski
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Surgical approach of a giant intra-parenchymal renal artery aneurysm associated with arteriovenous fistula in a woman with solitary kidney: A report of a case
Kyriakos Ktenidis, Vasiliki Manaki, Alexia Gabriilidou, Eleni Kourtellari, Dimitra Pagkou, Michail Gionis, Argyris Giannopoulos
Vascular Surgery Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School for Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece
Page: 146-148