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Invasive treatment for claudication no better than exercise alone
30 November 2011

Nordanstig J, Gelin J, Hensäter M, et al. Walking performance and health-related quality of life after surgical or endovascular invasive versus non-invasive treatment for intermittent claudication – prospective randomised trial. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2011; 42(2): 220-27.

 

 
Infrainguinal bypass surgery less risky than major amputation
18 August 2011

 Barsher NR, Menard MT, Nguyen LL et al. Infrainguinal bypass surgery is associated with lower perioperative mortality than major amputation in high risk surgical candidates. J Vasc Surg 2011:1251-59.

 
Does single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy confer any benefits?
18 August 2011

Ma J, Cassera M, Spaun GO et al. Randomised controlled trial comparing single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy and four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Ann Surg 2011; 254(1): 22-27.

 
Snow-storms on ultrasound
01 April 2011

Darvall KAL, Bate GR, Adam DJ, et al. Duplex ultrasound outcomes following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy of symptomatic primary great saphenous varicose vein. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2010; 40: 534-39.

 
No difference in long-term mortality between EVAR and open repair
01 January 2011

The United Kingdom EVAR Trial Investigators. Endovascular versus open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. N Engl J Med 2010; 362: 1863-71

 
Vein cuff makes no difference in prosthetic infrainguinal bypass surgery
09 September 2010

Scandinavian Miller Collar Study Group. PTFE bypass to below knee arteries: distal vein collar or not? A Prospective randomised Multicentre study. EJVES 2010; 39: 747-54.

 
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