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Number 1, February 1991 ARTICLES PRESENTED AT THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE ESVS, ROME, SEPTEMBER 1990 Presidential Address ...................................................................................................................................................... Pope's Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winner of the ESVS Prize 1990 Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation in Response to injury in an Organ Culture of Human Saphenous Vein, G. D. Angelini, A. A. Soyombo and A. C. Newby ....................................................................................................................... Original Articles The Role of Simple Non-invasive Testing in Infra-inguinal Vein Graft Surveillance, J. A. Brennan, A. K. M. Walsh, J. D. Beard, A. A, Bolia and P. R. F. Bell .............................................................................................................. Iloprost Improves Femoro-distal Graft Flow After a Single Bolus Injection, N. C. Hickey, C. P. Shearman, M. C. Crowson, M. H. Simms and H. R. Watson ........................................................................................................................ Falsely Raised Ankle/Brachial Pressure Index: A Method to Determine Tibiai Artery Compressibility, D. E. Goss, M. Stevens, P. J. Watkins and P. A. Baskerville .................................................................................................... Cerebral Haemodynamics During Proximal Aortic Cross-clamping, P. Aadahl, O. D, S~ether, R. Stenseth, R. Juul and H. O. Myhre ........................................................................................................................................................ Risk Factors for Intra-operative Neurological Deficit During Carotid Endarterectomy, A. R. Naylor, M. V. Merrick and C. V. Ruckley ................................................................................................................................................ Screening of the Internal Carotid Arteries in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease by Colour-flow Duplex Scanning, R. B. J. Klop, B. C. Eikelboom and A. C. J. M. Taks ...................................................................................... AIIopurinoI--A Free Radical Scavenger--Reduces Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle, S. Oredsson, G. Plate and P. Qvarfordt ...................................................................................................................................................... A Population Based Screening of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA), H. Bengtsson, D. Bergqvist, O. Ekberg and L. Janzon ................................................................................................................................................................... Surgical Treatment of Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome: A Ten-year Experience, L. di Matzo, A. Cavallaro, V. Sciacca, A. Mingoli and A. Tamburelli ......................................................................................................... The Cellular Component in the Parietal Infiltrate of Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (IAAA), A. Stella, M. Gargiulo, G. Pasquinelli, P. Preda, G. L. Faggioli, G. Cenacchi and M. D'Addato ........................................... Intra-operative Monitoring of the Pelvic Circulation Using a Transanal Doppler Probe, T. Iwai, K. Sakurazawa, S. Sato, Y. Muraoka, Y. Inoue and M. Endo ..................................................................................................................... Extra-anatomic Femoro-femoral Crossover Bypass (FF) vs. Unilateral Orthotopic Ilio-femoral Bypass (IF): An Attempt to Compare Results based on Data Matching, G. Kretschmer, B. Niederle, M. Schemper and P. Polterauer. in-situ Replacement and Extra-anatomic Bypass for the Treatment of infected Abdominal Aortic Grafts, M. J. H. M. Jacobs, G. J. Reul, I. Gregoric and D. A. Cooley ........................................................................................... Clinical and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Gentamycin Containing Collagen in Groin Wound Infections after Vascular Reconstruction, L. G. Jorgensen, T. S. Sorensen and J. E. Lorentzen .......................................................... In vitro Adherence and Kinetics Studies of Adult Human Endothelial Cell Seeded Polytetrafluoroethylene and Gelatin Impregnated Dacron Grafts, R. Vohra, G. J. L. Thomson, H. M. H. Cart, H. Sharma, M. Welch and M. G= Walker ............................................................................................................................................................................... Book Reviews ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 19 23 27 33 41 47 53 59 65 71 75 83 8'7 93 105
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Page 1: Articles presented at the fourth meeting of the esvs, rome, september 1990

Number 1, February 1991

ARTICLES PRESENTED AT THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE ESVS, ROME, SEPTEMBER 1990

Presidential Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pope's Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Winner of the ESVS Prize 1990 Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation in Response to injury in an Organ Culture of Human Saphenous Vein, G. D.

Angelini, A. A. Soyombo and A. C. Newby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Original Articles The Role of Simple Non-invasive Testing in Infra-inguinal Vein Graft Surveillance, J. A. Brennan, A. K. M.

Walsh, J. D. Beard, A. A, Bolia and P. R. F. Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iloprost Improves Femoro-distal Graft Flow After a Single Bolus Injection, N. C. Hickey, C. P. Shearman, M. C. Crowson, M. H. Simms and H. R. Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Falsely Raised Ankle/Brachial Pressure Index: A Method to Determine Tibiai Artery Compressibility, D. E. Goss, M. Stevens, P. J. Watkins and P. A. Baskerville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cerebral Haemodynamics During Proximal Aortic Cross-clamping, P. Aadahl, O. D, S~ether, R. Stenseth, R. Juul and H. O. Myhre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Risk Factors for Intra-operative Neurological Deficit During Carotid Endarterectomy, A. R. Naylor, M. V. Merrick and C. V. Ruckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Screening of the Internal Carotid Arteries in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease by Colour-flow Duplex Scanning, R. B. J. Klop, B. C. Eikelboom and A. C. J. M. Taks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AIIopurinoI--A Free Radical Scavenger--Reduces Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle, S. Oredsson, G. Plate and P. Qvarfordt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A Population Based Screening of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA), H. Bengtsson, D. Bergqvist, O. Ekberg and L. Janzon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Surgical Treatment of Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome: A Ten-year Experience, L. di Matzo, A. Cavallaro, V. Sciacca, A. Mingoli and A. Tamburelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Cellular Component in the Parietal Infiltrate of Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (IAAA), A. Stella, M. Gargiulo, G. Pasquinelli, P. Preda, G. L. Faggioli, G. Cenacchi and M. D'Addato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Intra-operative Monitoring of the Pelvic Circulation Using a Transanal Doppler Probe, T. Iwai, K. Sakurazawa, S. Sato, Y. Muraoka, Y. Inoue and M. Endo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extra-anatomic Femoro-femoral Crossover Bypass (FF) vs . Unilateral Orthotopic Ilio-femoral Bypass (IF): An Attempt to Compare Results based on Data Matching, G. Kretschmer, B. Niederle, M. Schemper and P. Polterauer.

i n - s i t u Replacement and Extra-anatomic Bypass for the Treatment of infected Abdominal Aortic Grafts, M. J. H. M. Jacobs, G. J. Reul, I. Gregoric and D. A. Cooley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Clinical and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Gentamycin Containing Collagen in Groin Wound Infections after Vascular Reconstruction, L. G. Jorgensen, T. S. Sorensen and J. E. Lorentzen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I n v i t r o Adherence and Kinetics Studies of Adult Human Endothelial Cell Seeded Polytetrafluoroethylene and Gelatin Impregnated Dacron Grafts, R. Vohra, G. J. L. Thomson, H. M. H. Cart, H. Sharma, M. Welch and M. G= Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Correspondence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Forthcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Number 2, April 1991

Leading Article Mortality Statistics for E l e c t i v e Aortic Aneurysms, W, B. Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1

Review Article The Pathogenesis of Skin Damage in Venous Disease: A Review, T. R. Cheatle, S. Satin, P. D. Coleridge Smith

and J. H. Scurr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 5

Original Articles Natural History of Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, H. Glim&ker, L. Holmberg, A. EIvin, O. Nybacka, B

Almgren, C.-G. BjSrck and I. Eriksson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

The Fate of the Claudicant--A Prospective Study of 1969 Claudicants, J. A. Dormandy and G. D. Murray ........ 131

Redo Endarterectomy for Recurrent Carotid Artery Stenosis, P. J. Gagne, T. S. Riles, A. M. Imparato, P. J. Lamparello, G. Giangola and R. M. Landis ....................................................................................................................... 135

Growth Rates of Subclinical Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms--lmplications for Review and Rescreening Pro- grammes, J. Collin, B. Heather and J. Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Genetic Variants of Collagen III and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, J. T. Powell, J. Adamson, S. T. R. MacSweeney, R. M. Greenhalgh, S. E. Humphries and A. Henney ........................................................................................................ 145

Longterm Study of a Compliant Biological Vascular Graft, T. Schmitz-Rixen, J. Megerman, J. M. Anderson, D. F. Warnock, G. J. L'ltalien, H. Erasmi, S. Horsch and W. M. Abbott .................................................................................... 149

Comparative Evaluation of Three Ambulatory Plethysmographic Devices as Regards Accuracy and Handling in Daily Practice, H.-B. Ris, Ch. Gfeller, F. Mahler and B. Nachbur ............................................................................... 159

Are CT Infarcts a Separate Risk Factor in Patients with Transient Cerebral Ischaemic Episodes?, E. Meagher, P. A. Grace and D. Bouchier-Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Direct Platelet Effect of Low Molecular Weight Dextran in Small Calibre PTFE Grafts, M. Nazzal, A. Owunwanne and J, T. Christenson ................................................................................................................................... 169

Blood Loss and Safety with Desmopressin or Placebo during Aorto-iliac Graft Surgery, S. Lethagen, P. Rugarn and D. Bergqvist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Aortofemoral Dacron Reconstruction for Aorto-iliac Occlusive Disease: A 25-year Survey, A. Nevelsteen, L. Wouters and R. Suy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiocardiography Prior to Elective Abdominal Aortic Surgery, P. J. Matley, E. J. Immelman, A. Horak and P. J. Commerford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Laser Doppler Flowmetry, Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension Measurements and Doppler Pressure Compared in Patients Undergoing Amputation, L. Lantsberg and M. Goldman ............................................................................ 195

Digital Artery Calibre Measurement--A New Technique of Assessing Raynaud's Phenomenon, S. Singh, J. C. de Trafford, P. A. Baskerville and V. C. Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

An Evaluation of Intravenous Digital Subtraction Angiography in Assessing Lower Limb Ischaemia, S, Harries, C. J. Vaughan, E. P. H. Torrie and R. B. Galland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Case Reports An Anomalous Right lilac Artery Presenting as lilac Stenosis, R. Vohra and D. P. Leiberman ............................ 209

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M y c o p l a s m a h o m i n i s Wound infection Following Aortobifemora~ Bypass, B A. S. L)ate and J. S~. C. McCormick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Trash Buttock: An Unusual Complication of Aortic Surgery, S. C. Hardy, P. Vowden and M. J. Gough ............... 215

Takayasu's Arteritis: A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen in a Caucasian Male, L. Hands and J. A. Mude ............... 217

Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22i

Correspondence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Forthcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Number 3, June 1991

Leading Article Smoking and Arterial Disease--News of the Old Enemy, J. T. Powell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Review Article Investigation of the Vertebral Artery in Cerebral Atheroscierosis, R. G. A. Ackerstaff, B. C. Eikelboom and F. L.

Moll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Original Articles Minor Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Contralateral to Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA): Our Experience, M. F,

Giannoni, F. Speziale, V. Faraglia, E. Sbarigia, A. Zaccaria, D. Lauri and P. Fiorani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Coagulation in Aortofemoral Bifurcation Bypass Grafting, S. von Sommoggy, S. Fraunhofer, A. Wahba, G. Bl~mel and P. C. Maurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duplex Scanning in the Diagnosis of Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis of the Lower Extremity, B. van Ramshorst, D. A. Legemate, J. F. Verzijlbergen, H. Hoeneveld, B. C. Eikelboom, J. C. de Valois and O. J. A. Th. Meuwissen .........

The Role of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in the Treatment of Critical Ischaemia, J. C. Cooper and C. L. Welsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Popliteal-to-distal Bypas Grafts for Limb Salvage in Diabetics, P. A. Stonebfidge, A. I. Tsoukas, F. B. Pomposelfi Jr, G. W. Gibbons, D. R. Campbell, D, V. Freeman, A. Miller and F. W. LoGerfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Forskolin Impregnation of Small Calibre PTFE Grafts Lowers Early Platelet Graft Sequestration and improves Patency in a Sheep Model, J. T. Christenson, O. Thulesius, A. Owunwanne and M. Nazzal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lp(a) Lipoprotein in Patients with Arterial Insufficiency of the Lower Extremities, O. Norrg&rd, K.-A. Angquist and G. Dahlen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gentamycin Beads in the Treatment of Localised Vascular Graft Infection--Long Term Results in 17 Cases, O. M. Nielsen, H. H. Noer, L. G. Jorgensen and J. E. Lorentzen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Complement Activation by Vascular Sutures both Alone and in Combination with Synthetic Vascular Pros° theses, J. E. Coleman, C. S. McEnroe, J. A. Gelfand, R. J. Connolly and A. D. Callow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Long-term Results after Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Atheroscierotic Renal Artery Stenosis-- The Importance of Intensive Follow-up, H. Weibull, D. Bergqvist, K. Jonsson, L. Hulthen, P. Mannhem and S.-E. Bergentz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Laser Thermal Angioplasty for Early Repair of Anastomotic Stenosis after Lower Extremity Arterial Recon= struction: Initial Experience, K. Okadome, Y. Muto, T. Onohara, S. Yamamura and K. Sugimachi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Increased I n - v i t r o Incubation Time of Endothelial Cells on Fibronectin-treated ePTFE Increases Cell Reteno tion in Blood Flow, E. J. Prendiville, J. E. Coleman, A. D. Callow, K. E. Gould, S. Laliberte-Verdon, K. Ramberg and R. J. Connolly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Effect of a Thromboxane Receptor Antagonist on Acute ePTFE Arterial Graft Thrombogenici tymAn Experimental Study in Sheep, A. Lundell, D. Bergqvist, S. Leide, B. Lindblad and J. Ljungberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

The Use of an Adjuvant Arterio-venous Shunt in Prosthetic Femoro-crural Bypass, A. P. Moody, S. AI Fagih, P. R. Edwards, H. Campbell and P. L. Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Popliteal Venous Aneurysms With or Without Pulmonary Embolism, M. Heisted, P. Vilmann, B. Jacobsen and J. K. Christoffersen ............................................................................................................................................................ 333

Case Reports Renovascular Hypertension Secondary to Renal Artery Aneurysm Detected by Captopril-renography, G. P.

Stansby, A. J. W. Hilson and G. Hamilton ........................................................................................................................ 343

An inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Presenting as Bilateral Hydroceles, R. D. Sayers and W. W. Barrio ................................................................................................................................................................................ 347

Multiple Congenital Aneurysms of Unknown Origin, J. A. M. De Letter and F. E. Joos ......................................... 349

Surgical Repair of Primary Aorto-jejunal Fistula Associated with Non-specific Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, S. Mii, T. Onohara,-K. Okadome, A. Fukuda and K. Sugimachi ........................................................ 355

Book Reviews ................................................................................................................................................................. 359

Correspondence ............................................................................................................................................................. 361

Forthcoming Events ....................................................................................................................................................... 363

Number 4, August 1991

Leading Article Surgical Thrombectomy for Ilio-fernoral Venous Thrombosis, J. Swedenborg ..................................................... 365

Review Article Follow-up After Reconstructive Arterial Surgery, P. L. Harris ................................................................................. 369

Original Articles Isolated lilac Aneurysms, B. H. Nachbur, R. G. C. Inderbitzi and W. B&r .................................................................. 375

Magnetic Resonance Morphological, Chemical Shift and Flow Imaging in Peripheral Vascular Disease, R. H. Mohiaddin, C. Sampson, D. N. Firmin and D. B. Longmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

The Effect of Preformed Confluent Endothelial Cell Monolayers on the Patency and Thrombogenicity of Small Calibre Vascular Grafts, J. S. Budd, K. E. Allen, G. Hartley and P. R. F. Bell ..................................................... 397

Muscle ATP and Lactate and the Release of Myoglobin and Carbanhydrase III in Acute Lower-limb Ischaemia, C. Ljungman, I. Eriksson, G. Ronquist, L. E. Roxin, P. Venge and P. Wistrand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

Duplex Scanning Alone Before Carotid Endarterectomy: A 5-year Experience, C. Ranaboldo, J. Davies and A. Chant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Revascularisation for a Poorly Functioning Solitary Kidney, E. G. Shifrin, M. Witz and B. Morag ........................ 421

Aorto-il iac/Femoral Reconstructions in Patients with Vasculogenic Impotence, B. Gossetti, R. Gattuso, L. Irace, F. Intrieri, S. Venosi and F. Benedetti-Valentini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

Femoro-popliteal Artery Occlusions Treated by Percutaneous Translurninal Angioplasty and Enclosed Thrombolysis: Results in 55 Patients, K. H. Tonnesen, P. Holstein and E. Andersen ................................................. 429

PTFE or HUV for Femoro-popliteal Bypass: A Multi-centre Trial, C. McCollum, G. Kenchington, C. Alexander, P. J. Franks, R. M. Greenhalgh and the femoro-popliteal bypass trial participants .......................................................... 435

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Limitations to the Widespread Usage of Low-dose Intra-arterial Thrombolysis, D. J. Browse, H. Barr, E. P. H. Torrie and R. B. Galland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Selection of Amputation Level: An Approach Using Decision Analysis, J. A. Michaels ...............................

Computerised Vascular Data Management: A Flexible Modular Registry Suitable for the Evaluation of Long- term Results in Patients Subjected to Multiple Interventions, P. J. van den Akker, J. van Bockel, R. Brand and R. van Schilfgaarde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Surgical Practice Z-plasty of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Sac to Prevent Aortoduodenal Fistula, P. C. Hale, S. G. E. Barker and

P. G. Bentley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A Simple Means of Access for Harvesting the Lesser Saphenous Vein, P. McCollum, M. Lavelle-Jones, V. Mantese, D. Wheen, E. Lippey, M. DeBurgh and R. Lusby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Case Reports Cauda Equina Syndrome Associated with an Aorto-caval Fistula, P. A. Jauslin, A. F. M011er, P. Myers and V.

Velebit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pseudoaneurysm Resulting from Avulsion of the Right Renal Artery: Endoaneurysmal Bypass, J. Testart, J. Watelet and D. Poels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aortic Aneurysm Repair in a Renal Transplant Patient: Preservation of Renal Function, G. Evans, G. Stansby and G. Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

False Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta in Behqet's Disease, E. J. Smith, M. Abulafi, G. A. McPherson, D. J. Allison and A. O. Mansfield ...............................................................................................................................................

Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Correspondence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Forthcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Leading Article Challenges in Vascular Surgery 1990, A. J. Kroese ..................................................................................................

Original Articles Non-invasive Doppler-derived Cardiac Output: A Validation Study Comparing this Technique with Thermo-

dilution and Fick Methods, J. N. Davies D. R. Allen and A. D. B. Chant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Comparison of Prostanoid Synthesis in Cultured Human Vascular Endothelial Cells Derived from Omentum and Umbilical Vein, G. Stansby, N. Shukla, G. Hamilton and J. Jeremy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Preoperative Localisation of the Saphenopopliteal Junction with Duplex Scanning, A. F. Engel, G. Davies and J. N. Keeman ............................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Treatment of Limb Threatening Ischaemia with Intravenous Iloprost: A Randomised Double-blind Placebo Controlled Study, U.K. Severe Limb Ischaemia Study Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chronic Lower Limb Ischaemia. A Prospective Randomised Controlled Study Comparing the 1-year Results of Vascular Surgery and Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA), J. Holm, B. Arfvidsson, L. Jiveg&rd, F. Lundgren, K. Lundholm, T. Schersten, B. Stenberg, U. Tylen, B. F. Zachrisson, H. Lindberg, E. Mattsson, B. Persson, L. Spangen and E. Jonsson ..................................................................................................................................................

Femoro-popliteal Vein Bypass Grafts Studied by Intravascular Ultrasound, S. H. K. The, E. J. Gussenhoven, N. A. J. J. du Bois, H. Pieterman, J. R. T. C. Roelandt, R. A. Wilson and H. van Urk ......................................................

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# o p p ~ ° Cotour Ftow imaging After Carotid Endarterectomy, W. Steinke, M. Hennerici, C. Kloetzsch and W. Sandmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

An investigation of the Pathophysiology of lschaemic Neuropathy, C. J. Kelly, C. Augustine, B. P. Rooney and D. J. Bouchier-Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Failure of Peripheral Arterial Balloon Angioplasty: Does Piatelet Deposition Play a Role?, K. R. Poskitt, A. Harwood, D. Jn A. Scott, W. D. Jeans, E. Rhys Davies, R. N. Baird and M. Horrocks ...................................................

tatrogenic Arterial Trauma Associated with Hip Joint Surgery: An Overview, M. K. Lazarides, D. P. Arvanitis and J. N. Dayantas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Long-term Results with Vein Homograft in Femoro-distal Arterial Reconstructiqns, R. W. H. van Reedt Dortland, M S. van Leeuwen, J. J. F. Steijling, Th. Theodorides and Th. J. M. V. van Vroonhoven ...............................

Itntra-operative Antithrombotic Therapy with Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Aortic Surgery. How Should Heparin be Administered?, N. V. Wilson, E. Melissari, N. J. Standfield and V. V. Kakkar ............................................

The Specificity of Technetium-labelled-leucocyte Imaging of Aortic Grafts in the Early Postoperative Period, R. L. Insall, P. M. Keavey, T. Hawkins, N Hayes, N. A. G. Jones and J. Chamberlain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Technique to Prevent Aortic Anastomotic Bleeding and Kinking with Bifurcated PTFE Grafts, V. S. Sottiurai and R. C. Batson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Case Reports Spontaneous Cholesterol Embolisation: A Rare Cause of Bowel Infarction, F. C. T. Smith, A. Boon, C. P.

Shearman and R. Downing ...............................................................................................................................................

Unusual Complication of Femoro-popliteal Saphenous Vein Bypass--Aneurysm Formation, M. A. Bedirhan, E. Onursal, C. 8arlas and D. Yilmazbahan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aneurysm of the Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Caused by Fibromuscular Dysplasia, M. Miyauchi and S. Shionoya ...........................................................................................................................................................................

Treatment of Digital Ischaemia Associated with Chemotherapy Using the Prostacyclin Analogue Iloprost, P. Vowden, D. Wilkinson and R. C. Kester

Delayed Femoral Artery Trauma from Migration of a Broken Wire after Total Hip Replacement, J. Dayantas, M. Lazarides and D. Arwanitis ...............................................................................................................................................

Aorto-caval Fistula Resulting from Rupture of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm--Report and Review of Japanese Reported Cases, J. Matsubara, M. Nagasue, B. Nakatani and T. Shimizu ...................................................

Book Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Number 6, December 1991

Leading Article Femoro-distal Grafts--Can the Results be improved?, P. R. F. Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Review Article Selection of Amputation Level: A Review, S. Sarin, S. Shami, D. A. Shields, J. H. Scurr and P. D. Coleridge Smith =

Original Articles Pedal Reconstructions for Limb Salvage, B. Paetz, N. Maeder, H. Meybier and J. R. Allenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Ciinicam Use of an Antibiotic-bonded Graft, C. J. L. Strachan, S. W. B. Newsom and T. R. Ashton ................

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The Value of Duplex Scanning with Venous Occlusion in the Pl'eoperative Prediction of Femoro=distai Vein Bypass Graft Diameter, A. H. Davies, T. R. Magee, D. R. Jones, J. K. Hayward, R. N. Baird and M. Horrocks ........... 633

is Laser Assisted Angioplasty a Real Alternative to Surgical Treatment of Occluded Peripheral Vessels?, FL Bauer, E. Pokorny, P. Muckenhuber, G. Malekpour, H. Werner and J. Juptner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637

C-reactive Protein and ~xl-acid Glycoprotein in Monitoring of Patients with Acute Arterial Occlusion, W~ Majewski, M. #_aciak, R. Staniszewski, A. Gorny and A. Mackiewicz ............................................................................... 641

Monitoring of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials During Carotid Endarterectomy: Relationship with Different Haemodynamic Parameters and Clinical Outcome, G. Tiberio, M. Floriani, S. M. Giulini, S. Bonardeili, N. Portolani, G. Pulcini, B. Guarneri, G. De Maria, L. Antonini, G. Tomasoni and R. Favero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647

Transmetatarsal Amputation in Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease, G. Geroulakos and A. R. L. May .... 655

Changes in Middle Cerebral Artery Flow Velocity and Pulsatil i ty Index After Carotid Endarterectomy, L. Blohme, M. Pagani, H. Parra-Hoyos, P. Olofsson, R. Takolander and J. Swedenborg ................................................... 659

Intensive Care After Abdominal Aortic Surgery, W. B. Campbell, P. K. Ballard and D. A. Goodman ..................... 665

Immunosuppressive Treatment of Venous AIIografts, F. Vermassen, N. Degrieck, L. De Kock, J. Goubeau, K. Van Landuyt, L. Noens and F. Derom .............................................................................................................................. 669

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Ischaemia of the Hand due to Intra-arteriai Injection of Methadone and Flunitrazepam, Y. Adir, P. Halpern, Z. Nachum and H. Bitterman ..................................................... . ............................ 677

Surgical Practice Tunnelling Instruments for Vascular Grafts: Problems and Solutions, M. A. Enzler ............................................ 681

Case Reports False Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta after Blunt Trauma, H. A. AI Zahrani ..................................................... 685

Chylous Ascites Following Aneurysm Surgery, R. Sanger, C. C. Wilmshurst and C. A. C. Clyne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689

Late False Aneurysm Formation Along an Axil lobifemoral Graft, N. J. W. Cheshire and W. W. Barrie ................ 693

Leaking Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Presenting as an Inguinal Mass, A. M. Abulafi, W. M. Mee and B. J. Pardy. 695

Popliteal Vein Aneurysm, K. J. Dawson, D. J. Hehir and G. Hamilton ....................................................................... 697

Book Reviews ................................................................................................................................................................. 701

Forthcoming Events ....................................................................................................................................................... 702

Erratum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

Volume Contents and Index to Volume 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i


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