| Contributors | |
| Preface | |
| Vascular Surgery: A Brief Account of Its Past and Present | p. 3 |
| Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis | p. 9 |
| Pathophysiology of Human Atherosclerosis | p. 21 |
| Epidemiology of Atherosclerosis and Its Modification | p. 40 |
| Hemodynamics of Abnormal Blood Flow | p. 55 |
| Clinical Examination of the Vascular System | p. 74 |
| Noninvasive Studies of Peripheral Vascular Disease | p. 90 |
| Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Diagnostic Techniques | p. 98 |
| Noninvasive Diagnosis of Venous Disease | p. 130 |
| Angiography | p. 145 |
| Design of Clinical Trials for Evaluation of New Treatments and Methodology | p. 182 |
| Medical Management of Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease | p. 191 |
| Regression and Stabilization of Atherosclerotic Lesions by Medical Treatment | p. 201 |
| Hyperthrombotic States in Vascular Surgery and Their Management | p. 209 |
| Anticoagulants: Heparin and Warfarin | p. 219 |
| Thrombolytic Therapy | p. 229 |
| Antiplatelet Agents | p. 237 |
| Pentoxifylline, Vasodilators, and Metabolic Agents | p. 242 |
| Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Cardiac Risk in Vascular Surgery | p. 246 |
| Intraoperative Management of the Patient Requiring Supraceliac Aortic Occlusion | p. 254 |
| Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty | p. 273 |
| Adjunctive Intraoperative Dilatation (Angioplasty) | p. 290 |
| Angioscopy | p. 296 |
| Application of Laser Technology to Vascular Disease | p. 316 |
| Atherectomy Devices | p. 331 |
| Vascular Stents | p. 338 |
| Acute Arterial Insufficiency | p. 381 |
| Microcirculatory Dysfunction in the Pathophysiology of Skeletal Muscle Ischemia | p. 388 |
| Arterioarterial Atherothrombotic Microemboli of the Lower Limb | p. 397 |
| Aortoiliofemoral Occlusive Disease | p. 409 |
| Femoral-Popliteal-Tibial Occlusive Disease | p. 421 |
| In Situ Saphenous Vein Arterial Bypass | p. 447 |
| Combined Aortoiliac and Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease | p. 459 |
| Adventitial Cystic Disease and Entrapment Syndromes Involving the Popliteal Artery | p. 473 |
| Extraanatomic Bypasses | p. 485 |
| Surgery of the Deep Femoral Artery: Profundaplasty | p. 500 |
| Lumbar Sympathectomy | p. 509 |
| Diabetes and Peripheral Vascular Disease | p. 514 |
| Biologic and Prosthetic Materials for Vascular Conduits | p. 523 |
| Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm | p. 539 |
| Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm | p. 550 |
| Computed Tomography, Ultrasound, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Aortic Aneurysms | p. 565 |
| Popliteal Artery Aneurysm | p. 576 |
| Splanchnic Artery Aneurysms | p. 580 |
| Infected Aneurysms | p. 589 |
| Symptomatic Extracranial Vascular Disease: Natural History and Medical Management | p. 611 |
| Carotid Pathology | p. 623 |
| Management of Ulcerative Lesions of the Carotid Artery: Symptomatic and Asymptomatic | p. 636 |
| Cerebral Protection during Carotid Artery Surgery | p. 643 |
| Extracranial Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease | p. 649 |
| Vertebrobasilar Ischemia: Reconstruction of the Vertebral Artery and Proximal Portion of the Subclavian Artery | p. 665 |
| Arterial Occlusive Disease of the Aortic Arch Branches: Bypass and Direct Anastomosis Techniques | p. 676 |
| Cerebral Revascularization by Extracranial-to-Intracranial Anastomosis | p. 681 |
| Intraoperative Assessment of Carotid Endarterectomy and Recurrent Carotid Stenosis | p. 699 |
| Fibromuscular Dysplasia of the Carotid Artery | p. 711 |
| Carotid Arterial Tortuosity, Kinks, and Spontaneous Dissection | p. 718 |
| External Carotid Endarterectomy | p. 727 |
| Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms | p. 733 |
| Carotid Body Tumors | p. 739 |
| Renovascular Hypertension | p. 751 |
| Acute Mesenteric Vascular Disease | p. 762 |
| Chronic Visceral Ischemia: A Surgical Condition | p. 781 |
| Thoracic Outlet Disorders: Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome and Axillary Vein Thrombosis | p. 797 |
| Raynaud's Syndrome and Upper Extremity Small Artery Occlusive Disease | p. 809 |
| Vasculitis and Dysplastic Arterial Lesions | p. 820 |
| Natural History of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Implications for Venous Disease | p. 833 |
| Varicose Veins | p. 841 |
| Deep Vein Thrombosis: Prevention and Management | p. 852 |
| Chronic Venous Insufficiency | p. 865 |
| Surgical Treatment of Lower Extremity Venous Insufficiency | p. 889 |
| Treatment of Portal Venous Hypertension | p. 896 |
| The Lymphatic System | p. 933 |
| Thoracic and Abdominal Vascular Trauma | p. 947 |
| Vascular Injuries in the Neck and Thoracic Outlet | p. 967 |
| Vascular Injuries of the Extremities | p. 975 |
| Iatrogenic Vascular Injuries | p. 987 |
| Vascular Complications Related to Drug Abuse | p. 993 |
| Posttraumatic Pain Syndromes: Causalgia and Mimocausalgia | p. 1006 |
| Compartment Syndrome | p. 1011 |
| Principles of Vascular Access Surgery | p. 1025 |
| Arteriovenous Fistulas - Congenital and Traumatic | p. 1039 |
| Vascular Aspects of Organ Transplantation | p. 1057 |
| Prevention and Management of Prosthetic Graft Infection | p. 1081 |
| Amputation in the Dysvascular Patient | p. 1090 |
| Rehabilitation of the Amputee | p. 1108 |
| Sexual Function and Vascular Surgery | p. 1120 |
| Computers in Vascular Surgery | p. 1129 |
| Vascular Surgical Techniques | p. 1134 |
| Index | p. 1207 |
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