Research on angiology detailed by H.R.S. Girn and co-authors
2009 JUL 21 - (NewsRx.com) -- "A patient with a chronic, symptomatic V2 segment vertebrojugular fistula was successfully treated with a vertebral artery stent graft, with immediate tinnitus resolution," investigators in Leeds, the United Kingdom report. "No early or late complications were Observed, and at 45 months of follow-up, the patient remains asymptomatic with a patent stent graft," wrote H.R.S. Girn and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "The existing literature on stent graft treatment of vertebrojugular fistula is reviewed. (J Vase Surg 2009;49:1570-3.)." Girn and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (Vertebral artery stent graft for a chronic symptomatic vertebrojugular arteriovenous fistula. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2009;49(6):1570-1573). For additional information, contact H.R.S. Girn, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Vascular Institute, Great George St., Leeds LS1 3EX, W Yorkshire, UK. The publisher of the Journal of Vascular Surgery can be contacted at: Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA. Keywords: United Kingdom, Leeds, Angiology, Arteriovenous Fistula, Otolaryngology, Surgery, Tinnitus, Vertebral Artery. This article was prepared by Life Science Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Life Science Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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