Chapter 17 Arterial Access; Guidewires, Catheters, and Sheaths; and Balloon Angioplasty Catheters and Stents Charlie C. Cheng, Peter A. Schneider, Michael B. Silva, Jr. The last 2 decades have seen…
Chapter 24 Management of Renovascular Disease William B. Newton, III. , Racheed J. Ghanami, Kimberley J. Hansen Historical Background Renovascular Hypertension Goldblatt defined a causal relationship between renovascular disease and…
Chapter 4 Anatomy and Surgical Exposure of the Vascular System Jeffrey L. Ballard A well-planned surgical exposure facilitates even the most difficult operative procedure. Awareness of the relationship between surface…
Chapter 57 Noninfectious Complications in Vascular Surgery Glenn C. Hunter, Alex Westerband Complications after aortoiliac and peripheral arterial reconstruction often develop and progress rapidly to produce disastrous consequences, including major…
Chapter 54 Hemodialysis and Vascular Access Madhukar S. Patel, Juan Carlos Jimenez, Samuel E. Wilson Direct access to the vascular system for the delivery of medications and for the removal…
Chapter 45 Vascular Trauma Brian S. Knipp*, David L. Gillespie Background “One of the chief fascinations in surgery is the management of wounded vessels.” This statement by William Stewart Halstead…
Chapter 43 Splanchnic and Renal Artery Aneurysms James C. Stanley, Louis M. Messina, Gerald B. Zelenock Aneurysms of the visceral branches of the abdominal aorta are being recognized with increasing…
Chapter 18 Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease The Carotid Artery Wesley S. Moore Historical Review The development of surgery on the extracranial cerebrovascular circulation was dependent on three principal factors: (1) recognition…
Chapter 8 Vascular Malformations Peter Gloviczki Vascular malformations (VMs) are developmental abnormalities of the vascular system. They should be differentiated from vascular tumors or hemangiomas, because they have different etiology,…
Chapter 15 Principles of Imaging in Vascular Disease Antoinette S. Gomes Currently there are several imaging techniques used to image the vascular system. These techniques include catheter based conventional digital…
