Main description:

Vascular & Endovascular meets the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants for a contemporary and evidence-based account of this sub-specialty that is relevant to their general surgical practice. It is a practical reference source incorporating the most current information on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures. The text is thoroughly referenced and supported by evidence-based recommendations wherever possible, distinguishing between strong evidence to support a conclusion, and evidence suggesting that a recommendation can be reached on the balance of probabilities.

This is a title in the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series whose eight volumes are an established and highly regarded source of information for the specialist general surgeon.

Contents:

. Epidemiology and risk factor management of peripheral arterial disease . Assessment of chronic lower limb ischaemia . Medical treatment of chronic lower limb ischaemia . Intervention for chronic lower limb ischaemia . The diabetic foot . Amputation, rehabilitation and prosthetic developments . Revision vascular surgery . Management of acute lower limb ischaemia . Vascular trauma . Extracranial cerebrovascular disease . Vascular disorders of the upper limb . Primary and secondary vasospastic disorders (Raynaud's phenomenon) and vasculitis . Peripheral and abdominal aortic aneurysms . Thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aortic disease . Renal and intestinal vascular disease . Central venous and dialysis access . Varicose veins . Chronic leg swelling . The acutely swollen leg . Vascular anomalies . Future developments

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