Winning Essays
Rouleaux Club Winning Essay 2024
DOCTOR CATEGORY Will there ever be a place for robotic vascular surgery in the United Kingdom? Alex Leslie Starkey, North West (Lancashire) Introduction Robotic surgery is now widespread among urological, general surgical and gynaecological centres, but remains poorly-established in UK vascular surgery.1,2 Despite the recognized benefits of enhanced operative precision and growing evidence of favourable…
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STUDENT CATEGORY Should the threshold for elective AAA repair be raised to 7 centimetres? Hailey Rees, University of Dundee An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative condition caused by the abnormal dilatation of the abdominal aorta.1 In the UK, there is a prevalence of 1.3% of men with an AAA over the age of 65…
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STUDENT CATEGORY Is surgical bypass underutilised for patients requiring lower limb revascularisation? Luke Davies, University of Bristol Introduction For decades, surgical bypass provided the mainstay of treatment for the most advanced presentation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), now referred to as chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI).1-3 However, the introduction and technical advancements of less-invasive endovascular approaches has…
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