Vascular Surgery

This practical guide is devoted to vascular diseases as dealt with by
vascular surgeons. It is written with the collaboration of other
specialists attending to vascular diseases. The book provides a
concise overview of the current level and standards of care of
vascular diseases in the European Union, and fills the need of
vascular specialists who prepare for the U.E.M.S. exam. The text is
well-structured and contains practical guidelines. The readership
that will benefit most will be trainees and practitioners in vascular
surgery, angiology and also practicing physicians. However, the book
will also be valuable to physicians of other specialties.

Written for:
Graduates in Training Programme U.E.M.S.,
practitioners/professionals, lecturers/tutors,
graduates/undergraduates; academic/corporate/hospital libraries;
scientists/researchers
Keywords:
Diabetic Foot
Lymphatics
Thoracic aorta
arteries
endovascular



Vascular Surgery and the Vascular Patient.- History of vascular
surgery in Europe. Development of atherosclerosis for the vascular
surgeon. Lipids and peripheral arterial disease. Clotting disorders
for the vascular surgeon. Noninvasive diagnosis of vascular diseases.
Invasive diagnosis of vascular diseases. Computer aided diagnosis of
vascular diseases. Preoperative evaluation of the vascular patient.
Perioperative care of the vascular patient. Training of the vascular
surgeon for endovascular procedures. Peripheral arterial disease and
emerging biochemical vascular risk factors. Quality control of
vascular procedures. Cerebrovascular arteries.- Hemodynamic changes
and other risk factors for complications during carotid procedures.
Atherosclerosis of the extracranial carotid arteries. Eversion
carotid endarterectomy technique. Fibromuscular dysplasia. Aneurysms
of the extracranial carotid arteries. Endovascular treatment of
carotid stenosis. Carotid body tumour. Combined treatment of cardiac
plus other arterial pathologies. Upper Extremity Arteries.- Upper
Extremity Occlusive Disease. Vasospastic disorders of the upper
extremities. Thoracic outlet syndrome. Traumatic injury of the upper
extremity arteries. Thoracic aorta.- Thoracoabdominal aneurysms.
Dissection of the thoracic aorta. Trauma of the thoracic aorta.
Abdominal aorta and iliac arteries.- Abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Treatment options for AAA. Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Technically challenging cases for endovascular repair of aortic
aneurysms. Aortoiliac occlusive disease. Aortobifemoral bypass:
laparoscopy-assisted and totally laparoscopic operative procedures.
Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm using aortouniiliac
endoprosthesis and femorofemoral crossover bypass. Visceral arteries.-
Occlusive Disease of the Celiac and Superior Mesenteric artery.
Visceral artery aneurysms. Acute ischemia of the visceral arteries
(including renal arteries). Lower extremity arteries.- Lower limb
arterial recanalisation. Femoro-distal bypass surgery. Acute ischemia
of the lower extremities (thrombosis, embolism). Lower extremity
aneurysms. Buerger's disease. Popliteral artery entrapment syndrome.
Vascular trauma of the lower limb. Diabetic foot.- Amputations.-
Venous diseases.- Chronic venous insufficiency. Deep venous
thrombosis. Lymphatics.- Lymphoedema. Arteriovenous malformations.-
Angioaccess surgery.- Multidisciplinary vascular issues.- Infections
in vascular procedures. Vascular problems in urological surgery.
Vascular trauma in orthopedic surgery. Treatment of aortic arch
diseases.