title: Emergency endovascular management of peripheral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms - a review.
abstract: Endovascular stenting has been successfully employed in the management of aortic aneurysms; however, its use in managing peripheral arterial conditions remains questionable. We review the utility of endovascular technique in the management of peripheral arterial conditions like aneurysms, pseudoaneurysms and arterio-venous fistulas in the emergency setting. Though long term data about graft patency rates is not yet available, the endovascular approach appears to be a useful minimally invasive technique in situations where open repair is either difficult or not feasible.
authors.affiliation: Cambridge Vascular Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK. sadat.umar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Umar
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sadat
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kullar
authors.forename: Ayesha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noorani
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Gillard
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Boyle