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Sotto la superficie: gli aneurismi periferici

  • Walter Dorigo
  • Roberto Falso
  • Sara Speziali
  • Leonidas Azas
  • Cecilia Farnetani
  • Lapo Dolfi
  • Carlo Pratesi
  • Raffaele Pulli

The Florentine Vascular Surgery School has long led research on peripheral aneurysms, advancing both open and endovascular treatments for carotid, visceral, and lower-limb aneurysms, shaping guidelines, multicenter studies, and clinical practice over decades.

  • Keywords:
  • Popliteal aneurysm,
  • Visceral aneurysm,
  • Carotid aneurysm,
  • Open repair,
  • Endovascular surgery,
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Walter Dorigo

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3814-5961

Roberto Falso

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0005-0173-7498

Sara Speziali

University of Florence, Italy

Leonidas Azas

University of Florence, Italy

Cecilia Farnetani

University of Florence, Italy

Lapo Dolfi

University of Florence, Italy

Carlo Pratesi

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-1815-4158

Raffaele Pulli

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-1343-437X

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  3. Dorigo, W. et al. 2016. “Early and intermediate results of elective endovascular treatment of true visceral artery aneurysms.” Annals of Vascular Surgery 30: 211–18.
  4. Dorigo, W. et al. 2018. “A matched case-control study on open and endovascular treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms.” Scandinavian Journal of Surgery 107 (3): 236–43.
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  8. Fargion, A. T. et al. 2023. “Results of current endovascular treatments for visceral artery aneurysms.” Journal of Vascular Surgery 78 (2): 387–93.
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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

Sotto la superficie: gli aneurismi periferici

Authors

Walter Dorigo, Roberto Falso, Sara Speziali, Leonidas Azas, Cecilia Farnetani, Lapo Dolfi, Carlo Pratesi, Raffaele Pulli

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Italian

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0880-2.08

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2026

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Book Title

La Chirurgia Vascolare dell’Ateneo Fiorentino: 50 anni di storia

Editors

Carlo Pratesi, Raffaele Pulli

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Number of Pages

104

Publication Year

2026

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© 2026 Author(s)

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CC BY 4.0

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Firenze University Press

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10.36253/979-12-215-0880-2

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979-12-215-0878-9

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979-12-215-0880-2

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Dialoghi con la società

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2975-0210

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2975-0334

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