These endovascular interventions thesis topics for MS General Surgery and DNB General Surgery candidates cover peripheral arterial angioplasty, aortic and visceral endografts, venous ablation and stenting, emergency embolisation, vascular access, device selection and hybrid procedures. The selection of vascular endovascular research topics includes descriptive, comparative, diagnostic concordance and analytical cross-sectional designs that can be completed within a thesis period using existing surgical patients, duplex studies, computed tomography angiography, angiographic records and procedure logs. Candidates reviewing endovascular surgery dissertation topics should confirm case volume and access to the angiography suite, while an endovascular interventions research protocol or synopsis should specify the anatomical unit of analysis, procedural definitions and available observations.
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Peripheral Arterial Endovascular Interventions
Endovascular treatment of lower-limb peripheral arterial disease: clinical, angiographic and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Iliac and femoropopliteal arterial lesions treated by endovascular intervention: differences in angiographic morphology and procedural characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Short and long femoropopliteal lesions undergoing angioplasty: differences in calcification, occlusion pattern and device selection in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Stenotic and completely occluded lower-limb arterial lesions: differences in guidewire crossing technique and endovascular strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Lesion length and choice of balloon angioplasty versus stent placement in femoropopliteal disease: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Arterial calcification severity and technical difficulty during lower-limb endovascular intervention: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Focal and diffuse iliac artery disease: differences in angioplasty and stent requirements in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Common iliac and external iliac artery lesions: differences in morphology and stent characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Unilateral and bilateral iliac arterial disease treated endovascularly: differences in lesion burden and procedural strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Aortoiliac occlusive disease undergoing endovascular treatment: angiographic patterns and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Common femoral and superficial femoral artery lesions: differences in endovascular suitability and intervention characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Superficial femoral artery occlusion length and method of recanalisation during angioplasty: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Intraluminal and subintimal recanalisation of femoropopliteal occlusions: differences in lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Primary stenting and provisional stenting in peripheral arterial disease: differences in angiographic lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Balloon angioplasty alone and angioplasty with stenting for lower-limb arterial disease: differences in baseline anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Bare-metal and covered stents in iliac arterial lesions: differences in indications and lesion morphology in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Drug-coated and conventional balloon angioplasty cases: differences in lesion characteristics and anatomical distribution in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Drug-eluting and bare-metal peripheral stents: differences in vessel diameter and lesion morphology in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Long-segment superficial femoral artery disease and choice of endovascular device: an observational cross-sectional study.
Popliteal artery lesions treated endovascularly: clinical, angiographic and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Below-knee arterial angioplasty in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: clinical and angiographic profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Anterior tibial, posterior tibial and peroneal artery interventions: differences in lesion characteristics and wire-crossing technique in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Single-vessel and multivessel infrapopliteal angioplasty: differences in anatomical disease burden in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Tibial artery calcification and procedural complexity during below-knee angioplasty: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Pedal artery interventions in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: anatomical indications and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Direct and indirect angiosome-targeted revascularisation: differences in arterial anatomy and ulcer location in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Diabetic and non-diabetic patients undergoing lower-limb endovascular revascularisation: differences in lesion distribution in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Chronic kidney disease and arterial calcification in patients undergoing peripheral angioplasty: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Smoking exposure and anatomical distribution of peripheral arterial lesions undergoing endovascular treatment: a cross-sectional study.
Rest pain and tissue-loss presentations of peripheral arterial disease: differences in angiographic lesion burden in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Intermittent claudication and chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: differences in lesion characteristics among patients selected for endovascular therapy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Toe gangrene and forefoot ulceration in relation to target artery selected for endovascular revascularisation: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Heel ulcers and posterior tibial artery disease among patients undergoing endovascular intervention: a cross-sectional study.
Ankle-brachial index and angiographic severity of lower-limb arterial disease before intervention: a cross-sectional correlation study.
Duplex ultrasonography and digital subtraction angiography in localisation of lower-limb arterial lesions: a comparative diagnostic cross-sectional study.
Computed tomography angiography and catheter angiography in peripheral arterial disease: a cross-sectional concordance study.
Clinical pulse examination and angiographic lesion distribution in patients undergoing peripheral endovascular intervention: a cross-sectional study.
Monophasic arterial Doppler waveforms and angiographic severity of stenosis: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Multilevel and single-level peripheral arterial disease undergoing endovascular treatment: differences in procedural characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Tandem arterial lesions and device utilisation during lower-limb endovascular intervention: a cross-sectional study.
Chronic total occlusion morphology and technical approach to guidewire crossing: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Eccentric and concentric arterial stenoses: differences in balloon and stent selection in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Ostial and non-ostial iliac lesions: differences in endovascular device choice in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Calcified and non-calcified iliac artery stenoses: differences in procedural strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Femoral access and alternative arterial access for lower-limb interventions: differences in anatomical indications in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Antegrade and retrograde femoral access for lower-limb angioplasty: differences in lesion location and procedural characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Retrograde pedal access in complex lower-limb arterial occlusions: indications and lesion characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Contralateral crossover and ipsilateral antegrade approaches in peripheral intervention: differences in lesion anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular revascularisation in elderly and younger adults: differences in lesion burden and vascular calcification in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Male and female patients undergoing peripheral angioplasty: differences in vessel size and lesion distribution in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Obesity and arterial access characteristics during lower-limb endovascular intervention: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Ultrasound-guided and landmark-guided femoral arterial access: differences in access anatomy and immediate procedural characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Technical success at completion angiography and pre-procedural lesion characteristics in peripheral arterial intervention: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Residual stenosis after balloon angioplasty and lesion morphology before intervention: a cross-sectional study.
Flow-limiting dissection after peripheral angioplasty and associated lesion characteristics: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Bailout stent placement after balloon angioplasty and angiographic predictors: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Distal embolisation during peripheral endovascular intervention and associated lesion characteristics: a cross-sectional study.
Vessel perforation during lower-limb angioplasty and associated anatomical factors: a cross-sectional study.
Clinical, imaging and angiographic variables influencing endovascular strategy in lower-limb peripheral arterial disease: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Spectrum of peripheral arterial endovascular interventions performed in a tertiary care vascular surgery unit in India: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Aortic and Visceral Arterial Endovascular Procedures
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: clinical, computed tomography angiographic and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms suitable and unsuitable for standard endovascular repair: differences in neck anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Aortic neck diameter and choice of endograft size in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Aortic neck length and angulation in patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair: a cross-sectional imaging study.
Conical and cylindrical aortic neck morphology: differences in endograft planning in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Iliac artery diameter and endograft limb selection during abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Common iliac aneurysmal involvement and distal landing-zone selection in endovascular aneurysm repair: a cross-sectional study.
Aortic mural thrombus burden and endograft planning in abdominal aortic aneurysm: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Calcified and non-calcified aortic necks: differences in endovascular device selection in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Tortuous and non-tortuous iliac access vessels during endovascular aneurysm repair: differences in sheath and access strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Computed tomography angiographic measurements and intraoperative angiographic findings in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a cross-sectional concordance study.
Bilateral femoral and alternative access strategies for endovascular aortic repair: differences in access vessel anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Percutaneous and surgical femoral exposure for endovascular aneurysm repair: differences in baseline access anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm with and without iliac aneurysm extension: differences in endograft configuration in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular repair of isolated iliac artery aneurysms: anatomical and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Common and internal iliac artery aneurysms: differences in endovascular treatment strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Internal iliac artery embolisation during aortoiliac endovascular repair: anatomical indications in a cross-sectional study.
Unilateral and bilateral internal iliac involvement in aortoiliac aneurysm disease: differences in endovascular planning in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: preoperative imaging and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Ruptured and intact abdominal aortic aneurysms undergoing endovascular repair: differences in anatomy and procedural requirements in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Aortic diameter and morphology in symptomatic and asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms selected for intervention: a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular repair of thoracic aortic pathology: clinical, imaging and procedural spectrum in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Descending thoracic aortic aneurysm and chronic dissection undergoing endovascular repair: differences in landing-zone anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Proximal landing-zone length and device selection in thoracic endovascular aortic repair: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Aortic arch branch anatomy and procedural planning for thoracic endovascular repair: a cross-sectional imaging study.
Left subclavian artery coverage during thoracic endovascular repair: anatomical indications in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Thoracic aortic aneurysm and traumatic aortic injury treated endovascularly: differences in patient and lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Blunt traumatic aortic injury undergoing thoracic endovascular repair: computed tomography angiographic and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Grade of blunt thoracic aortic injury and endovascular device selection: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Focal pseudoaneurysm and transection-type traumatic aortic injuries: differences in thoracic endovascular repair characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Type B aortic dissection undergoing endovascular treatment: clinical and computed tomography angiographic profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Primary entry-tear location and endograft landing strategy in type B aortic dissection: an analytical cross-sectional study.
True and false lumen diameters in patients selected for thoracic endovascular intervention: a cross-sectional imaging study.
Complicated and uncomplicated type B aortic dissection selected for intervention: differences in imaging characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Aortic branch-vessel involvement in dissection and associated endovascular strategy: a cross-sectional study.
Mesenteric ischaemia secondary to aortic dissection and branch-vessel findings on angiography: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Renal artery malperfusion in aortic dissection and associated angiographic findings: a cross-sectional study.
Endovascular treatment of renal artery stenosis: clinical, imaging and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Ostial and non-ostial renal artery stenoses: differences in stent selection and angiographic morphology in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Atherosclerotic and fibromuscular renal artery lesions: differences in endovascular characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Renal artery stenosis severity on computed tomography angiography and catheter angiography: a cross-sectional concordance study.
Endovascular treatment of mesenteric arterial stenosis: clinical and angiographic profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Superior mesenteric artery and coeliac artery lesions: differences in morphology and stent utilisation in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Chronic mesenteric ischaemia and acute-on-chronic mesenteric ischaemia undergoing endovascular intervention: differences in angiographic findings in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Ostial calcification and stent selection in mesenteric artery intervention: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Endovascular embolisation of visceral artery aneurysms: anatomical and procedural spectrum in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Splenic and hepatic artery aneurysms treated by endovascular techniques: differences in morphology and embolisation strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Coil and plug embolisation for visceral artery aneurysms: differences in vessel anatomy and lesion size in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Pseudoaneurysm and true aneurysm of visceral arteries: differences in endovascular treatment characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Pancreatitis-related and traumatic visceral pseudoaneurysms: differences in angiographic morphology in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm embolisation: clinical, angiographic and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm embolisation in postoperative and traumatic settings: comparative procedural characteristics in a cross-sectional study.
Gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm embolisation: angiographic characteristics and embolic material selection in a cross-sectional study.
Active gastrointestinal bleeding treated by transcatheter arterial embolisation: source-vessel and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding treated endovascularly: differences in target vessels and embolisation strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Coil and particulate embolisation in gastrointestinal haemorrhage: differences in angiographic bleeding patterns in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Angiographically visible and occult gastrointestinal bleeding: differences in endovascular decision-making in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Clinical and imaging variables influencing endovascular strategy in aortic and visceral arterial pathology: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Spectrum of aortic and visceral arterial endovascular procedures performed in a tertiary care centre: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Computed tomography angiographic, catheter angiographic and procedural characteristics of surgically relevant aortic and visceral arterial lesions: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.
Venous Endovascular Interventions
Endovascular treatment of chronic venous disease in adults: clinical, duplex ultrasonographic and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Great saphenous and small saphenous vein incompetence: differences in reflux pattern and endovenous treatment characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Saphenofemoral junction reflux and great saphenous vein diameter in patients undergoing endovenous ablation: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Great saphenous vein diameter and choice of endovenous ablation technique: an observational cross-sectional study.
Radiofrequency and laser ablation of incompetent saphenous veins: differences in baseline venous anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Thermal and non-thermal endovenous techniques: differences in vein diameter, tortuosity and anatomical indications in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Below-knee and above-knee great saphenous vein incompetence: differences in reflux severity and treatment strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Unilateral and bilateral varicose veins treated endovenously: differences in reflux distribution in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Primary and recurrent varicose veins: differences in duplex findings and endovascular strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Tributary varicosities and truncal reflux patterns in patients undergoing endovenous treatment: a cross-sectional study.
Perforator incompetence and advanced chronic venous disease: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Endovenous treatment of incompetent perforators: anatomical distribution and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Venous Clinical Severity Score and reflux burden on duplex ultrasonography: a cross-sectional correlation study.
Clinical class of chronic venous disease and truncal vein diameter: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Venous ulcer location and underlying superficial or perforator reflux: a cross-sectional study.
Patients with venous ulceration and without ulceration undergoing endovenous intervention: differences in duplex anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Obesity and saphenous vein diameter in patients selected for endovenous ablation: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Female and male patients undergoing endovenous treatment for varicose veins: differences in reflux anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Younger and older adults with chronic venous insufficiency: differences in reflux distribution and vein diameter in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Deep venous reflux with and without superficial venous incompetence: differences in endovenous treatment planning in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Duplex ultrasonography and intra-procedural venography in selected chronic venous disease cases: a cross-sectional concordance study.
Endovenous access at thigh and calf levels: differences in vein anatomy and procedure selection in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Tortuous and straight saphenous veins: differences in catheter advancement and access strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Large-diameter and small-diameter saphenous veins: differences in endovenous energy settings in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Tumescent anaesthesia volume and treated vein length during thermal endovenous ablation: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Treated vein length and procedural characteristics in great saphenous vein ablation: a cross-sectional study.
Adjunctive foam sclerotherapy with truncal ablation and truncal ablation alone: differences in baseline tributary disease in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for residual superficial venous tributaries: anatomical and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Foam sclerotherapy for recurrent and primary varicose veins: differences in venous anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovenous treatment of venous malformations: clinical, imaging and procedural spectrum in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Low-flow venous malformations treated by sclerotherapy: differences in anatomical site and lesion volume in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Polidocanol and sodium tetradecyl sulfate sclerotherapy cases: differences in lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Image-guided sclerotherapy of venous malformations in the extremities: procedural profile in a cross-sectional study.
Deep vein thrombosis undergoing catheter-directed thrombolysis: clinical, duplex and venographic profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Iliofemoral and femoropopliteal deep vein thrombosis: differences in endovascular intervention characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Acute and subacute iliofemoral thrombosis undergoing catheter-directed therapy: differences in venographic morphology in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Thrombus burden and choice of catheter-directed thrombolysis versus mechanical thrombectomy: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy and catheter-directed thrombolysis cases: differences in baseline thrombus characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Iliac vein compression in patients with left-sided iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis: prevalence and venographic characteristics in a cross-sectional study.
May-Thurner anatomy and iliac venous stenting: imaging and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Iliac venous stenosis and lower-limb swelling: relationship between imaging severity and clinical presentation in an analytical cross-sectional study.
Post-thrombotic iliac venous obstruction undergoing stenting: anatomical and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Chronic iliac vein occlusion and endovascular recanalisation strategy: a cross-sectional study.
Venous stent diameter and iliac venous anatomy: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Inferior vena cava filter placement in patients with venous thromboembolism: indications and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Permanent and retrievable inferior vena cava filters: differences in clinical indications in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Inferior vena cava diameter and filter selection during endovascular placement: a cross-sectional study.
Suprarenal and infrarenal inferior vena cava filter placement: differences in anatomical indications in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Inferior vena cava thrombosis and endovascular treatment characteristics: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Upper-limb deep vein thrombosis undergoing endovascular intervention: clinical and venographic profile in a cross-sectional study.
Central venous stenosis in haemodialysis patients: clinical and venographic characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Subclavian and brachiocephalic venous stenoses: differences in endovascular treatment strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Balloon angioplasty and stent placement for central venous stenosis: differences in lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Venous collaterals and severity of central venous obstruction on venography: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Superior vena cava obstruction treated endovascularly: clinical, imaging and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Malignant and benign superior vena cava obstruction: differences in stent selection and lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Superior vena cava stenting in patients with extensive collateral circulation: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Clinical, duplex and venographic variables influencing venous endovascular strategy: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Spectrum of venous endovascular interventions performed in a tertiary care vascular unit: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Clinical, imaging and procedural characteristics of surgically relevant venous endovascular interventions in India: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.
Endovascular Interventions in Trauma, Haemorrhage and Acute Vascular Emergencies
Endovascular management of traumatic arterial injuries: clinical, computed tomography angiographic and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Blunt and penetrating arterial trauma treated endovascularly: differences in lesion morphology and device selection in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Pseudoaneurysm and active extravasation after trauma: differences in endovascular treatment strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Traumatic arterial occlusion and haemorrhage: differences in endovascular techniques in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Upper-limb and lower-limb traumatic arterial injuries treated endovascularly: differences in anatomy and device utilisation in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Subclavian and axillary artery trauma undergoing endovascular repair: procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Brachial and forearm arterial trauma treated by endovascular techniques: anatomical and procedural profile in a cross-sectional study.
Iliac and femoral arterial trauma undergoing stent-graft repair: differences in lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular repair of traumatic pseudoaneurysm: anatomical distribution and procedural spectrum in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Covered stent and embolisation techniques for traumatic arterial injury: differences in lesion anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Traumatic pseudoaneurysm size and choice of embolisation versus covered stent placement: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Computed tomography angiography and catheter angiography in traumatic vascular injury: a cross-sectional concordance study.
Clinical hard and soft signs of vascular injury and angiographic findings: a diagnostic cross-sectional study.
Endovascular treatment of pelvic arterial haemorrhage after blunt trauma: vessel distribution and embolisation profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Unilateral and bilateral pelvic arterial embolisation: differences in injury patterns and angiographic bleeding sites in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Internal iliac artery branches responsible for pelvic haemorrhage: anatomical distribution in a cross-sectional study.
Coil, gel-foam and particulate embolisation in traumatic pelvic bleeding: differences in angiographic bleeding patterns in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Active extravasation and pseudoaneurysm patterns in pelvic trauma: differences in embolisation technique in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular treatment of splenic arterial bleeding after abdominal trauma: clinical and angiographic profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Proximal and selective splenic artery embolisation: differences in injury grade and angiographic findings in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Splenic injury grade and selection of embolisation technique: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Endovascular management of hepatic arterial bleeding after trauma: vessel and injury characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Selective and non-selective hepatic artery embolisation: differences in angiographic bleeding patterns in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Renal arterial injuries treated by embolisation: clinical and imaging profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Selective renal artery embolisation for traumatic and iatrogenic bleeding: differences in lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Renal pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula after renal trauma: endovascular characteristics in a cross-sectional study.
Postoperative haemorrhage treated by transcatheter arterial embolisation: source-vessel and procedural spectrum in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Post-hepatobiliary and post-pancreatic surgery haemorrhage treated endovascularly: differences in source arteries in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Post-cholecystectomy hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm: angiographic characteristics and embolisation strategy in a cross-sectional study.
Post-pancreatectomy and pancreatitis-related pseudoaneurysm embolisation: differences in source vessels in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Post-gastrectomy and post-colorectal surgery arterial bleeding treated by embolisation: comparative angiographic characteristics in a cross-sectional study.
Endovascular management of gastrointestinal haemorrhage unresponsive to endoscopic control: clinical and angiographic profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Upper gastrointestinal and lower gastrointestinal arterial bleeding: differences in embolisation targets in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Gastroduodenal and left gastric artery embolisation in upper gastrointestinal bleeding: differences in bleeding patterns in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Superior mesenteric and inferior mesenteric branch embolisation in lower gastrointestinal bleeding: anatomical distribution in a cross-sectional study.
Angiographically active and intermittent gastrointestinal bleeding: differences in endovascular approach in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular treatment of haemoptysis by bronchial artery embolisation: clinical and angiographic profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Tuberculosis-related and non-tuberculous haemoptysis undergoing bronchial artery embolisation: differences in vascular anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Hypertrophied bronchial and non-bronchial systemic arteries in massive haemoptysis: angiographic distribution in a cross-sectional study.
Unilateral and bilateral bronchial artery embolisation: differences in angiographic bleeding patterns in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Coil and particulate embolisation in bronchial artery procedures: differences in vascular lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular management of postpartum pelvic haemorrhage: angiographic and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Uterine artery embolisation for surgical haemorrhage: source-vessel and embolic-agent characteristics in a cross-sectional study.
Endovascular embolisation for bleeding from pelvic neoplasms: clinical and angiographic spectrum in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Tumour-related arterial bleeding and traumatic bleeding: differences in embolisation strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Acute limb ischaemia treated by catheter-directed thrombolysis: clinical and angiographic profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Embolic and thrombotic acute limb ischaemia: differences in angiographic morphology and endovascular treatment in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Catheter-directed thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy in acute limb ischaemia: differences in thrombus characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Rutherford category of acute limb ischaemia and endovascular treatment strategy: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Acute arterial occlusion length and selection of thrombolysis versus thrombectomy: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Native-vessel and graft thrombosis causing acute limb ischaemia: differences in angiographic findings in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Distal embolic occlusion and proximal thrombosis in acute limb ischaemia: differences in endovascular approach in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular management of acute mesenteric ischaemia: clinical, angiographic and procedural characteristics in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Superior mesenteric artery embolism and thrombosis: differences in angiographic morphology in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular aspiration thrombectomy and thrombolysis in acute mesenteric arterial occlusion: differences in baseline lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular management of acute renal artery occlusion: imaging and procedural profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Endovascular treatment of iatrogenic arterial complications following percutaneous procedures: clinical and procedural spectrum in a cross-sectional study.
Femoral pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula after catheter-based procedures: differences in endovascular management in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Clinical and imaging variables influencing endovascular treatment selection in acute vascular emergencies: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Spectrum of endovascular interventions for trauma, haemorrhage and acute vascular emergencies in a tertiary care centre: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Endovascular Access, Devices, Complications and Hybrid Surgical Techniques
Arterial access techniques used for endovascular surgical interventions: anatomical and procedural spectrum in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Common femoral, radial and brachial arterial access: differences in patient and procedural characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Ultrasound-guided and landmark-guided femoral arterial puncture: differences in access-site anatomy and immediate technical outcomes in a comparative cross-sectional study.
High and low femoral arterial puncture sites: differences in access characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Calcified and non-calcified common femoral arteries: differences in access technique and closure-device use in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Obesity and technical difficulty of common femoral arterial access: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Antegrade and retrograde femoral access: differences in vessel diameter and procedural indication in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Radial and femoral access for selected peripheral endovascular procedures: differences in anatomy and procedure type in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Brachial access and femoral access in complex peripheral interventions: differences in lesion location and procedural strategy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Pedal and tibial retrograde access for complex peripheral occlusions: anatomical indications in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Single-access and dual-access endovascular procedures: differences in lesion complexity in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Sheath size and access-artery diameter during endovascular intervention: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Manual compression and vascular closure-device use after femoral access: differences in access-site characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Suture-mediated and collagen-based vascular closure devices: differences in baseline arterial anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Access-site haematoma and associated sheath size and anticoagulation parameters: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Femoral pseudoaneurysm after endovascular intervention: clinical and duplex ultrasonographic profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Access-site pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula: differences in duplex ultrasonographic characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection and compression therapy for femoral pseudoaneurysm: differences in pseudoaneurysm anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Retroperitoneal haematoma after femoral arterial access: clinical and computed tomography profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Access-site bleeding in patients with and without antiplatelet therapy: differences in procedural characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Renal dysfunction and contrast load during endovascular intervention: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Baseline renal function and contrast volume used during peripheral endovascular procedures: a cross-sectional study.
Low-contrast and conventional contrast-volume endovascular procedures: differences in baseline renal and lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Carbon dioxide angiography and iodinated contrast angiography cases: differences in renal function and lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Contrast allergy and alternative angiographic strategies during endovascular procedures: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Radiation exposure and procedure complexity during peripheral endovascular intervention: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Fluoroscopy time and lesion length in lower-limb arterial intervention: a cross-sectional study.
Fluoroscopy time and number of vessels treated during complex endovascular procedures: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Contrast volume and fluoroscopy duration in simple and complex endovascular interventions: a comparative cross-sectional study.
Guidewire type and lesion-crossing characteristics in chronic arterial occlusions: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Hydrophilic and non-hydrophilic guidewires: differences in lesion characteristics during peripheral arterial intervention in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Balloon diameter and reference-vessel diameter in peripheral angioplasty: a cross-sectional correlation study.
Balloon length and lesion length during endovascular treatment: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Self-expanding and balloon-expandable stents: differences in anatomical site and lesion morphology in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Covered and uncovered stents: differences in clinical indications across peripheral and visceral arterial interventions in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Stent diameter and native-vessel diameter during endovascular intervention: a cross-sectional study.
Multiple and single stent placement in complex arterial lesions: differences in lesion burden in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Completion angiography findings after angioplasty and stenting: spectrum of residual stenosis, dissection and distal flow in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Angioplasty-induced dissection and need for bailout stenting: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Distal embolisation during endovascular procedures and lesion morphology associated with embolic risk: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Arterial perforation during endovascular intervention and associated wire, balloon and lesion characteristics: a cross-sectional study.
Contrast extravasation during endovascular treatment and immediate endovascular rescue techniques: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Embolic protection device use in selected endovascular interventions: anatomical and procedural indications in a cross-sectional study.
Intravascular ultrasound-guided and angiography-guided endovascular procedures: differences in lesion characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Hybrid open and endovascular procedures for multilevel peripheral arterial disease: clinical and anatomical profile in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Common femoral endarterectomy combined with iliac stenting: lesion distribution and operative-endovascular characteristics in a cross-sectional study.
Hybrid femoral endarterectomy with distal angioplasty and purely endovascular treatment: differences in baseline anatomy in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Hybrid revascularisation for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: procedural spectrum in a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Open surgical exposure and percutaneous access for complex endovascular interventions: differences in access-vessel characteristics in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Endovascular and hybrid treatment selection in multilevel arterial occlusive disease: an observational cross-sectional study.
Endovascular interventions performed under local, regional and general anaesthesia: differences in procedure type and anatomical complexity in a comparative cross-sectional study.
Procedure duration and lesion complexity in endovascular vascular surgery: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Intra-procedural heparin dose and procedure complexity during peripheral arterial intervention: a cross-sectional study.
Activated clotting time and endovascular procedural characteristics in complex arterial interventions: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Immediate angiographic technical success and lesion morphology in peripheral and aortic endovascular procedures: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Immediate access-site complications and their procedural predictors across endovascular interventions: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Device utilisation patterns in peripheral, aortic and venous endovascular interventions at a tertiary care centre: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
Clinical, imaging and procedural determinants of device selection in vascular endovascular surgery: an analytical cross-sectional study.
Spectrum of complications detected during the index endovascular procedure or same hospital admission and associated procedural variables: a cross-sectional study.
Clinical, imaging, access, device and procedural spectrum of surgical endovascular interventions performed in a tertiary care vascular surgery unit in India: a descriptive cross-sectional study.
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📌 Updated for 2026–2027 MS/DNB General Surgery endovascular interventions admissions
The research guidance reflects the available arterial, venous, aortic, embolisation and hybrid procedure topics, with particular attention to feasibility and interpretation of observational comparisons.
Available investigations: Duplex ultrasonography, computed tomography angiography, catheter angiography, operative notes, device registers and routinely collected laboratory results can support most studies when available at the centre.
Not essential: A randomised trial, new intravascular ultrasound equipment or prolonged follow-up is not required for projects restricted to baseline anatomy, device selection or immediate technical findings.
Publication potential: Precisely defined access complications, anatomical predictors of device choice, contrast use and procedural success may yield reproducible single-centre analyses when denominators and selection criteria are clear.
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Alongside surgery protocols and synopses, support is also available for departmental presentations, journal club presentations, ethics committee presentations, and posters and oral presentations for medical conferences — for postgraduate residents, board trainees and research scholars across India and the GCC. Prepared by a practising doctor with long experience in medical publishing and thesis supervision.
The topics above work as research questions anywhere — what changes is the document the institution expects, and who approves it before data collection begins. The Gulf equivalent of an Indian synopsis is the surgery research proposal submitted to an institutional review board, and it ordinarily carries three sections an Indian synopsis does not: a Gantt chart, a budget and resources section, and a Declaration of Helsinki statement.
Board and residency programmes — country by country
Saudi Arabia — SCFHS and the Saudi Board. Residency and fellowship training under the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties includes a research project with a set timeline, and the surgery research proposal is the document prepared at the outset and cleared by the institutional review board before recruitment starts.
United Arab Emirates — DHA, DOH Abu Dhabi and MOHAP. Residents training in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the northern emirates prepare a surgery research protocol for their programme and submit it for institutional review board approval before any data are collected.
Qatar — DHP (formerly QCHP) and Hamad Medical Corporation. A surgery IRB proposal is reviewed before recruitment, with the ethics section written to the institution's own template rather than a generic one.
Bahrain — NHRA. Trainees turning surgery research topics into a project need the proposal cleared by their institutional research and ethics committee before fieldwork begins.
Oman — OMSB. Residency programmes under the Oman Medical Specialty Board include a research component, and the surgery research proposal is the document assessed at the start of it.
Kuwait — KIMS. A surgery study protocol goes to the institutional committee for approval before the project begins.
Arab Board programmes across the region. The Arab Board carries its own research requirement irrespective of the host country, and the surgery proposal follows the same structure throughout.
Postgraduate degrees — Malaysia, the Gulf and beyond
Malaysia — MMed, the National Medical Research Register and MREC. A surgery dissertation proposal for a Master of Medicine programme carried out in a Ministry of Health facility must be registered on the NMRR and approved by the Medical Research and Ethics Committee before the study begins, and the guidance asks for submission four to six months ahead of data collection. Every investigator on the study team registers on the NMRR as well, so the methodology, ethics and team sections are written in far more detail than an Indian synopsis requires.
PhD and Master's candidates elsewhere. University programmes generally require a full surgery research proposal of roughly 6,000 to 10,000 words, with an extended literature review, a theoretical framework and a detailed methodology chapter.
PhD and MMed proposals are written individually by a medical doctor and revised until the supervisor accepts them. They are not produced by the automated protocol generator.
🔥 Trending research areas in endovascular interventions for 2026–27
Current research opportunities connect anatomical complexity to procedural strategy and measurable safety endpoints rather than treating all catheter-based interventions as a single procedure category.
Infrapopliteal and pedal revascularisation: Tibial calcification, angiosome-related ulcer anatomy and retrograde access influence wire crossing and target-vessel selection in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia.
Aortic endograft planning: Proximal neck angulation, landing zones and iliac access tortuosity offer objective measurements linked to device sizing and procedural planning.
Venous endovascular anatomy: Superficial reflux maps, iliac compression and post-thrombotic obstruction help distinguish ablation, thrombolysis and venous stenting populations.
Procedure safety and hybrid strategies: Ultrasound-guided access, contrast exposure, fluoroscopy burden, bailout stenting and combined open-endovascular reconstruction can be studied through routine procedural records.
Protocol and synopsis guidance
What should an endovascular interventions research protocol contain?
Define the vascular territory and indication first: claudication, chronic limb-threatening ischaemia, aneurysm, venous reflux, thrombosis, traumatic bleeding or another specific presentation. State whether the study unit is a patient, limb, vessel, lesion or procedure; one patient may contribute several lesions or interventions, so these records must not automatically be analysed as independent patients. Record lesion length, stenosis or occlusion, calcification, landing-zone dimensions, vessel diameter, access route, device choice and the prespecified angiographic endpoint as applicable.
Separate baseline data from intraprocedural observations and immediate complications. Describe how duplex, computed tomography angiography and digital subtraction angiography measurements were obtained, including the reader, timing and measurement method. An intention to intervene, successful lesion crossing, residual stenosis and completion angiographic flow represent different endpoints.
How does an endovascular interventions synopsis differ from the complete protocol?
The synopsis briefly presents the anatomical or procedural question, rationale, objectives, setting, design and planned analysis. The complete protocol fixes recruitment eligibility, exact disease definitions, imaging measurements, device categories, observation time points, outcome adjudication, missing-data rules and ethical safeguards before data collection begins.
A comparison of drug-coated and conventional balloon cases, for example, must establish why a device was chosen, whether lesion complexity differed between groups, and whether the study is describing selection patterns or estimating clinical benefit. An observational cross-sectional dataset limited to the procedure cannot support claims of superior long-term patency, restenosis prevention, limb salvage or survival.
How should sample size and statistical analysis be planned?
Use a sample-size calculation matched to the primary objective: precision around a proportion for technical success or complications, a clinically meaningful group difference for comparative anatomy, or an association estimate for continuous measures such as lesion length and fluoroscopy time. Rare events such as arterial perforation require an adequate denominator and may not support multivariable modelling in one centre.
Report continuous measurements with appropriate distributions, proportions with denominators and confidence intervals, and paired or agreement methods for two imaging modalities examining the same lesion. For multiple lesions nested within a person, choose a prespecified index lesion or use clustering-aware methods. Adjustment for indication, anatomy, urgency and disease severity is essential for observational treatment-group comparisons. Technical success during the procedure and longer-term patient outcomes must be analysed separately.
1. How do I choose a feasible endovascular interventions thesis topic for 2026–2027?
Start with the procedures regularly performed at the institution and verify availability of complete angiograms, procedural reports and denominators. A focused study of access technique, lesion morphology or immediate angiographic result is often more practical than a rare-device comparison.
2. Which study designs are suitable for endovascular surgery research?
Descriptive and analytical cross-sectional studies suit presenting anatomy and procedural findings; comparative observational studies suit treatment selection patterns; agreement studies suit duplex, computed tomography angiography and catheter angiography. A longitudinal cohort is needed when the principal endpoint is restenosis, sustained patency or limb salvage over time.
3. What should be finalised with the thesis guide before registering the topic?
Agree on the vascular indication, inclusion criteria, patient volume, access to source angiograms, unit of analysis, one primary objective and the exact measurement time point. Confirm whether a vascular surgeon, interventional radiologist and statistician can support definitions and data interpretation.
4. Can an endovascular thesis be completed without advanced devices or a large intervention programme?
Yes, if the research matches the procedures and records actually available. Duplex-to-angiography concordance, femoral access characteristics, aortic planning measurements or routine venous reflux mapping can be feasible without purchasing devices or changing care. Very uncommon embolisation indications may need a longer retrospective period or a multicentre setting.
5. What is the difference between an endovascular interventions synopsis and a protocol?
The synopsis summarises why the study matters and what will be measured. The full protocol specifies recruitment, anatomical classifications, procedural variables, outcomes, statistical methods, consent, safety measures and handling of missing imaging or repeat interventions.
6. What ethical safeguards are needed in an endovascular interventions thesis?
Obtain institutional ethics approval and informed consent for prospective participation, with a documented waiver considered for eligible retrospective record or PACS reviews. Do not add catheter angiography, iodinated contrast, fluoroscopy, blood sampling or change device choice solely for an observational project; any research-only procedure requires separate justification and approval. Remove patient identifiers from DICOM headers, angiographic images and procedure logs, and obtain separate permission for identifiable photographs or videos. Clinically important incidental aneurysms, thromboses or access complications must follow an established escalation pathway to the responsible treating team. Where adolescent patients are eligible, guardian consent and age-appropriate assent should be addressed.
7. Why can comparing two endovascular devices give a misleading result?
Device allocation is frequently determined by lesion length, calcification, vessel diameter, rupture risk, urgency, renal function or prior intervention. These factors also influence procedural results, creating confounding by indication. Restrict the research question to device selection unless groups are comparable and the design supports adjusted outcome analysis. Define technical success separately from later patency, and account for repeat lesions or procedures within one patient.
8. Can these topics support PhD proposals or international board research requirements?
They can provide a starting framework, but a PhD proposal usually requires a broader research gap and more extensive methods than an MS/DNB synopsis. Mandatory research-project rules differ across SCFHS and Saudi Board pathways, the Arab Board of Health Specializations, and DHP, DHA, DOH or MOHAP-linked training programmes. Candidates should verify the current board-specific format, supervision and ethics requirements before adapting a topic.
9. When should an endovascular surgery thesis topic be registered?
Registration should follow confirmation of supervisor approval, sufficient eligible case volume, imaging and procedure-log access, and a clearly feasible primary endpoint. Ethics approval and institutional registration requirements should be completed before prospective enrolment or research-only data collection.
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