Lower Extremities
5 Lower Extremities Common Femoral Artery Problems in the common femoral artery are treated primarily by surgery. The vessel courses superficially and is readily accessible. Surgery may be performed under…
Upper Extremities
6 Upper Extremities Stenosis or Occlusion of the Left Subclavian Artery There is only one intervention in the branches of the aortic arch (supra-aortic branches) that is largely free of…
Other Endovascular Interventions
7 Other Endovascular Interventions The methods presented here are either performed only in special facilities or they require extensive experience or a specific clinical environment. They are described briefly to…
Complications
8 Complications Even minimally invasive interventional radiology involves certain risks (Table 8.1). One must be thoroughly familiar with them, weigh them against the expected benefit, and discuss them with the…
Documentation and Postprocessing
10 Documentation and Postprocessing Once the patient is back in bed after the intervention and the access site has been treated, evaluate the angiographic documentation (Table 10.1): Select the most…
Hand Surgery
Chapter 70 Hand Surgery David Netscher, Kevin Murphy, Nicholas A. Fiore, II BASIC ANATOMY EXAMINATION AND DIAGNOSIS PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT TRAUMA INFECTIONS COMPARTMENT SYNDROME, HIGH-PRESSURE INJECTION INJURIES, AND EXTRAVASATION INJURIES…
Biliary System
Chapter 55 Biliary System Patrick G. Jackson, Steven R.T. Evans ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN BILIARY TREE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY BENIGN BILIARY DISEASE MALIGNANT BILIARY DISEASE METASTATIC AND OTHER TUMORS Anatomy…
Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 59 Congenital Heart Disease Charles D. Fraser, Jr., Kathleen E. Carberry HISTORY AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ANATOMY, TERMINOLOGY, AND DIAGNOSIS PERIOPERATIVE CARE LESION OVERVIEW SINGLE VENTRICLE MISCELLANEOUS ANOMALIES SUMMARY This…
