Vascular and Endovascular Surgery provides a short, up-to-date and practical reference guide for surgical trainees and established consultants needing a refresher.



The seventh edition has been edited and fully revised by respected experts in their fields, and provides a full list of current references and relevant resources. It presents the main clinical updates from recent years in this evolving specialty, including new clinical trial data for aneurysm repair, lower limb revascularisation and venous interventions.



This volume is part of the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series, the pre-eminent reference for trainees in general surgery and those preparing for the FRCS examinations. Each volume summarises key issues within each surgical sub-specialty and provides evidence-based recommendations to support practice.





Key features

Concise and easy to follow ideal for exam revision or as a refresher aid
Fully updated with latest evidence on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures
Provides an evidence-based rationale for contemporary clinical practice and guidelines in controversial areas of vascular surgical practice
Details of relevant investigations and evidence-based recommendations to support practice
Key references to support content, plus a comprehensive list of references in the accompanying eBook
Links to recommended online videos for further learning



AUTHORS



Simon Paterson-Brown
Affiliations and expertise
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Clinical Surgery, The University of Edinburgh; Consultant General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK


O. James Garden
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Clinical Surgery, Director, Edinburgh Surgery Online, University of Edinburgh, UK


Ian Loftus
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Vascular Surgery, St George's Vascular Institute and Reader, St George's, University of London, UK


Robert Hinchliffe
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Vascular Surgery and Honorary Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Bristol Centre for Surgical Research, Bristol NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, UK


1 Epidemiological risk factors for PAD, risk stratification and risk factor management

2 Assessment of chronic limb ischaemia

3 Medical treatment of chronic lower limb ischaemia

4 Intervention for chronic lower limb ischaemia

5 The diabetic foot

6 Amputation, rehabilitation & prosthetic developments

7 Revision vascular intervention

8 management of the acute lower limb

9 Vascular trauma

10 Extracranial cerebrovascular disease

11 Vascular disorders of the upper limb

12 Primary and secondary vasopastic disorders (Raynaud's phenomenon) and vasculitis

13 Peripheral and abdominal aortic aneurysms

14 Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic disease

15 Renal and visceral arterial disease

16 Central venous and diaylsis access

17 Varicose veins

18 Chronic leg swelling

19 The acutely swollen leg

20 Vascular anomalies