Supraclavicular Operative Approach for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Robert W. Thompson The supraclavicular approach is a mainstay in the surgical treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), providing excellent exposure for safe…
Endovascular Treatment of Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Jack Brownrigg and Matthew M. Thompson Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (iAAAs) represent a small but challenging proportion of all AAAs. The evidence base…
Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis Alvin H. Schmaier Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is a clinical–pathologic condition that arises in patients treated with vitamin K antagonists and that produces an activated blood coagulation state. The…
Blunt Popliteal Artery Injuries Vincent L. Rowe, Shahin Pourrabbani and Fred A. Weaver Blunt injury to the popliteal artery is commonly associated with trauma to the knee of sufficient force…
Penetrating Injuries to the Aortic Arch and Intrathoracic Great Vessels Nickolay P. Markov and Todd E. Rasmussen This chapter provides an overview of penetrating injures to the aortic arch and…
Role of Antithrombotic Drugs in Maintaining Graft Patency David Vogel and Anthony J. Comerota Graft thrombosis remains one of the more challenging aspects of vascular surgery. In patients with occluded…
Exercise in Peripheral Arterial Disease Mohammad Sarraf and Alan T. Hirsch Atherosclerotic lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) represents one of the most common manifestations of systemic atherosclerosis and is…
Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy and Fibrinolytic Therapy for Acute Thrombosis of Lower Extremity Arteries and Grafts John V. White and Connie Ryjewski Acute, pathologic arterial and graft clot formation can severely…
Complications of Upper and Lower Extremity Percutaneous Arterial Puncture and Catheterization Rachael Nicholson and Timothy F. Kresowik Although there is appeal in the less invasive nature of percutaneous procedures, access-related…
