Comprehensive Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

The Lead Editor of this proposed title is Jeb Hallett, who is based at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. There he holds the position of Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, the Director of Education for the Department of Surgery, Professor of Surgery, and the Director of the Mayo Gonda Vascular Center, an outpatient center at Mayo which performs over 6000 consults per year. He was an examiner for the American Board of Surgery between 1992 and 1998, is a member of the Advisory Council for Vascular Surgery for the American College of Surgeons, and is a member of the program committee of the ISCS, which he will chair in 2002. Prof Hallett originally trained as a journalist. He was voted Teacher of the Year in Surgical Specialties by Mayo students in 1999. Jeb has written 4 books, as well as contributing to Strandness and van Breda and Rutherford, and is an editor on the board of the Journal of Vascular Surgery. He hasan excellent reputation as one of the front runners in American vascular surgery and his name and institution will be a great asset to this book.

Professor Joe Mills is the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the University of Arizona, and the Director of the Vascular Fellowship Program. He has a reputation for being good, solid and reliable. He is well known in American Vascular Surgery, will chair the program committee of the Society of Vascular Surgery in 2001, and writes questions for both the written and oral parts of the Boards examination. He has just published a book on Management of Chronic Lower Limb Ischemia with Edward Arnold and is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

Jonothan Earnshaw trained atGuy's Hospital and was the Royal College of Surgeons Hunterian Professor during 1992-1993. He is the current chairman of research of the Vascular Surgical Society. He is a Surgical Tutor for the Royal College of Surgeons and has been an associate editor of the British Journal of Surgery since 1995. He recently self-published a book on evidence-based vascular surgery, and has a special interest in this area. He has a good reputation in British vascular surgery and again is seen as someone who is hard-working, a meticulous editor and reliable, someone who "gets the job done".

Finally, Jim Reekers has recently become a Professor of Radiology at the AMC in Amsterdam. He is young, dynamic and highly motivated. Dutch interventional radiology is verywell funded and many of the cutting-edge studies originate from The Netherlands. Although European practice varies widely from country to country, particularly in relation to intervention and treatment, The Netherlands is closest to the UK in approach. Prof Reekers has been brought onto the project to comment on the Endovascular sections and to help lend an international flavour tothe book.

Section 1: Background 1Historical Perspectives in Vascular Surgery - The Evolution of Modern Trends 2Vascular Biology 3Thrombosis and Hemostasis 4Hemodynamics 5Evidence-Based Medicine: Basic Concepts, Population Dynamics, Outcomes Analysis Section 2: Claudication 6Vascular Laboratory Evaluation of Lower Extremity Arterial Occlusive Disease 7The Medical Management of Claudication 8Interventional Treatment for Claudication 9 Surgical Intervention Section 3: Chronic Lower-Extremity Ischemia 10 Etiology and Natural History: Medical Management 11Endovascular Treatment 12Surgical Intervention 13Diabetic Foot Problems 14Amputation Section 4: Acute Limb Ischemia 15Etiology and Natural History: Diagnosis and Evaluation 16Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Peripheral Arterial Occlusion 17Practical Techniques in Surgical and Endovascular Management of Acute Limb Ischemia 18Metabolic and Systemic Consequences of Acute Limb Ischemia and Reperfusion Section 5: Upper Extremity Problems 19Upper Extremity Ischemia: Large Artery Occlusive Disease 20Upper Extremity Ischemia: Small Artery Occlusive Disease 21Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Section 6: Mesenteric Syndromes 22Acute and Chronic Arterial Mesenteric Ischemia 23Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis Section 7: Renovascular Disease 24Pathophysiology of Renovascular Hypertension 25Evaluation of Renovascular Hypertension 26Treatment of Renovascular Disease a) Treatment of Renovascular Disease: Medical Therapy b) Treatment of Renovascular Disease: Endovascular Therapy c) Treatment of Renovascular Disease: Surgical Therapy 27Hemodialysis Access: Placement and Management of Complications Section 8: Aneurysmal Disease 28Pathophysiology and Natural History of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms 29Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Screening and Evaluation 30Abdominal Aneurysms-EVAR 31Abdominal Aneurysm - Open Repair 32Complex Aortic Aneurysm: Pararenal, Suprarenal, and Thoracoabdominal 33Peripheral Aneurysms Section 9: Cerebrovascular Disease 34 Aortic Arch Branch Disease 35Surgery for Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency 36Carotid Artery Disease: Natural History and Diagnosis 37Endovascular Treatment of Carotid Disease 38The Surgical Treatment of Carotid Disease Section 10: Venous disease 39Pathophysiology of Varicose Veins and Chronic Venous Insufficiency 40The Medical Management of Varicose Veins 41Surgical Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency 42Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism 43Vascular Malformations 44Lymphedema