Background: The authors conducted a review of the recent literature on the monitoring of free
flaps to create an overview of the current monitoring devices and their potential as an ideal …

Treatment of carotid artery stenosis by endarterectomy or stenting can significantly reduce
stroke risk, but is also associated with surgery related mortality and morbidity. At present it is …

Background: Mallet finger is a common injury. The aim of this review is to give an overview
of the different treatment options of mallet injuries and their indications, outcomes, and …

Aims Neointimal hyperplasia is a common feature of fibro-proliferative vascular disease and
characterizes initial stages of atherosclerosis. Neointimal lesions mainly comprise smooth …

The use of perforator flaps in breast reconstructions has increased considerably in the past
decade. A disadvantage of the perforator flap is difficult dissection, which results in a longer …

Background: Hemangiomas of infancy can give rise to alarm because of their rapid growth
and occasional dramatic appearance. The objective of this study was to investigate the …

The purpose of this study was to compare the prognostic value of left ventricular ejection
fraction (LVEF) and myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) assessed with PET in patients with …

PURPOSE: The technique of fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
has been used for the treatment a variety of aortic aneurysms. Although technically …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron
emission tomography (FDG-PET) compared with computed tomography (CT) scanning and …

BACKGROUND: Vascular prosthetic graft infection is a severe complication after open aortic
aneurysm repair. Reports of infected endografts are scarce. General treatment consensus …