Essential Vascular Surgery

Essential Vascular Surgery

ANNOTATION
The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color
illustrations.
ACCREDITATION
Davies, Alun H., MA, DM, FRCS (Imperial Coll School of Medicine); Beard,
Jonathan D., FRCS, ChM (Sheffield Vascular Institute); Wyatt, Michael G., MD,
MSc, FRCS (Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne)

Essential Vascular Surgery

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contributors
Preface
Colour plates
1 Aetiology of Vascular Disease 1
2 Epidemiology of Peripheral Vascular Disease 18
3 History and Examination 31
4 Vascular Laboratory Investigation 47
5 Radiological Investigations 62
6 Medical Management and Anticoagulation 77
7 Vascular Anaesthesia 88
8 Outcome Measures in Vascular Surgery 109
9 Extracranial Carotid Disease 119
10 Subclavian and Upper Limb Disorders 138
11 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 155
12 Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms 173
13 Peripheral and Splanchnic Artery Aneurysms 184
14 Acute Leg Ischaemia 198
15 Chronic Leg Ischaemia 215
16 The Diabetic Foot 232
17 Amputation and Rehabilitation 243
18 Varicose Veins 252
19 Venous Ulceration 261
20 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism 266
21 Lymphoedema 278
22 Vasospastic and Sympathetic Disorders 292
23 Vascular Trauma 304
24 Renal Artery Stenosis 316
25 Mesenteric Ischaemia 331
26 Revisional Surgery 341
27 Vascular Malformations 361
28 Vascular Access 376
29 The Future of Vascular Surgery: Areas of Controversy and Research 385
Index 393