Vascular Surgery (eBook)

Acknowledgements 5
Foreword 6
Preface 7
Introduction 8
Contents 9
List of Contributors 24
Vascular Surgery and the Vascular Patient 33
1.1 The History of Vascular Surgery in Europe 34
1.2 Development of Atherosclerosis for the Vascular Surgeon 53
1.3 Lipids and Peripheral Arterial Disease 65
1.4 Clotting Disorders: What Should the Vascular Surgeon Know About Hypercoagulation States in Venous Diseases? 71
1.5 Noninvasive Diagnosis of Vascular Diseases 80
1.6 Invasive Diagnosis of Vascular Diseases 93
1.7 Computer- Aided Diagnosis of Vascular Disease 104
1.8 Preoperative Evaluation of a Vascular Patient 111
1.9 Peri- operative Care of the Vascular Patient 120
1.10 Training of the Vascular Surgeon for Endovascular Procedures 131
1.11 Peripheral Arterial Disease and Emerging Biochemical Vascular Risk Factors 135
1.12 Quality Control in Vascular Surgery 141
Cerebrovascular Arteries 153
2.1 Haemodynamic Changes and Other Risk Factors for Complications During Carotid Procedures 154
2.2 Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease 159
2.3 Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy Technique 176
2.4 Fibromuscular Dysplasia 182
2.5 Aneurysms of the Extracranial Carotid Arteries 193
2.6 Endovascular Treatment of Carotid Stenosis 200
2.7 Carotid body tumour 219
2.8 Combined Treatment of Coronary Plus Other Arterial Pathologies: the Magnitude of the Polyatherosclerotic Patient 227
Upper Extremity Arteries 235
3.1 Upper Extremity Occlusive Disease 236
3.2 Vasospastic Disorders of the Upper Extremities 254
3.3 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 264
3.4 Traumatic Injury of Upper Extremity Arteries 274
Thoracic Aorta 279
4.1 Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms 280
4.2 Aortic Dissection 291
4.3 Trauma of the Thoracic Aorta 312
Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Arteries 328
5.1 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ( AAA) 329
5.2 Treatment Options for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ( AAA) 337
5.3 Inflammatory Aneurysms of the Abdominal Aorta 342
5.4 Technically Challenging Cases for Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms 354
5.5 Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease 365
5.6 Aortobifemoral By- pass: Laparoscopy- Assisted and Totally Laparoscopic Operative Procedures 385
5.7 Aortouniiliac Endoprosthesis and Femoro- femoral Crossover for AAA Repair 396
Visceral Arteries 407
6.1 Occlusive Disease of the Coeliac and Superior Mesenteric Arteries 408
6.2 Visceral Artery Aneurysms 418
6.3 Acute Ischaemia of the Visceral Arteries 423
Lower Extremity Arteries 430
7.1 Lower Limb Arterial Recanalization 431
7.2 Femorodistal By- pass Surgery 441
7.3 Acute Ischaemia of the Lower Extremities 453
7.4 Lower Extremity Aneurysms 462
7.5 Buerger’s Disease of the Lower Extremities 473
7.6 Popliteal Artery Entrapment and Popliteal Adventitial Cystic Disease 481
7.7 Vascular Trauma of the Lower Limb 487
Diabetic Foot 501
8.1 Diabetic Foot 502
Amputations 523
9.1 Amputation of Extremities 524
Venous Diseases 536
10.1 Chronic Venous Insufficiency 537
10.2 Deep Venous Thrombosis 549
Lymphatics 557
11.1 Lymphoedema 558
Arteriovenous Malformations 568
12.1 Arteriovenous Malformations 569
Angioaccess Surgery 580
13.1 Vascular Access to Patients in Haemodialysis 581
Multidisciplinary Vascular Issues 589
14.1 Infections in Vascular Surgery 590
14.2 Vascular Problems in Urological Surgery 608
14.3 Vascular Trauma in Orthopaedic Surgery 615
14.4 Treatment of Aortic Arch Diseases 631
Subject Index 653