1;Acknowledgements;5 2;Foreword;6 3;Preface;7 4;Introduction;8 5;Contents;9 6;List of Contributors;24 7;Vascular Surgery and the Vascular Patient;33 7.1;1.1 The History of Vascular Surgery in Europe;34 7.2;1.2 Development of Atherosclerosis for the Vascular Surgeon;53 7.3;1.3 Lipids and Peripheral Arterial Disease;65 7.4;1.4 Clotting Disorders: What Should the Vascular Surgeon Know About Hypercoagulation States in Venous Diseases?;71 7.5;1.5 Noninvasive Diagnosis of Vascular Diseases;80 7.6;1.6 Invasive Diagnosis of Vascular Diseases;93 7.7;1.7 Computer- Aided Diagnosis of Vascular Disease;104 7.8;1.8 Preoperative Evaluation of a Vascular Patient;111 7.9;1.9 Peri- operative Care of the Vascular Patient;120 7.10;1.10 Training of the Vascular Surgeon for Endovascular Procedures;131 7.11;1.11 Peripheral Arterial Disease and Emerging Biochemical Vascular Risk Factors;135 7.12;1.12 Quality Control in Vascular Surgery;141 8;Cerebrovascular Arteries;153 8.1;2.1 Haemodynamic Changes and Other Risk Factors for Complications During Carotid Procedures;154 8.2;2.2 Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease;159 8.3;2.3 Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy Technique;176 8.4;2.4 Fibromuscular Dysplasia;182 8.5;2.5 Aneurysms of the Extracranial Carotid Arteries;193 8.6;2.6 Endovascular Treatment of Carotid Stenosis;200 8.7;2.7 Carotid body tumour;219 8.8;2.8 Combined Treatment of Coronary Plus Other Arterial Pathologies: the Magnitude of the Polyatherosclerotic Patient;227 9;Upper Extremity Arteries;235 9.1;3.1 Upper Extremity Occlusive Disease;236 9.2;3.2 Vasospastic Disorders of the Upper Extremities;254 9.3;3.3 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome;264 9.4;3.4 Traumatic Injury of Upper Extremity Arteries;274 10;Thoracic Aorta;279 10.1;4.1 Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms;280 10.2;4.2 Aortic Dissection;291 10.3;4.3 Trauma of the Thoracic Aorta;312 11;Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Arteries;328 11.1;5.1 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ( AAA);329 11.2;5.2 Treatment Options for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ( AAA);337 11.3;5.3 Inflammatory Aneurysms of the Abdominal Aorta;342 11.4;5.4 Technically Challenging Cases for Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms;354 11.5;5.5 Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease;365 11.6;5.6 Aortobifemoral By- pass: Laparoscopy- Assisted and Totally Laparoscopic Operative Procedures;385 11.7;5.7 Aortouniiliac Endoprosthesis and Femoro- femoral Crossover for AAA Repair;396 12;Visceral Arteries;407 12.1;6.1 Occlusive Disease of the Coeliac and Superior Mesenteric Arteries;408 12.2;6.2 Visceral Artery Aneurysms;418 12.3;6.3 Acute Ischaemia of the Visceral Arteries;423 13;Lower Extremity Arteries;430 13.1;7.1 Lower Limb Arterial Recanalization;431 13.2;7.2 Femorodistal By- pass Surgery;441 13.3;7.3 Acute Ischaemia of the Lower Extremities;453 13.4;7.4 Lower Extremity Aneurysms;462 13.5;7.5 Buerger's Disease of the Lower Extremities;473 13.6;7.6 Popliteal Artery Entrapment and Popliteal Adventitial Cystic Disease;481 13.7;7.7 Vascular Trauma of the Lower Limb;487 14;Diabetic Foot;501 14.1;8.1 Diabetic Foot;502 15;Amputations;523 15.1;9.1 Amputation of Extremities;524 16;Venous Diseases;536 16.1;10.1 Chronic Venous Insufficiency;537 16.2;10.2 Deep Venous Thrombosis;549 17;Lymphatics;557 17.1;11.1 Lymphoedema;558 18;Arteriovenous Malformations;568 18.1;12.1 Arteriovenous Malformations;569 19;Angioaccess Surgery;580 19.1;13.1 Vascular Access to Patients in Haemodialysis;581 20;Multidisciplinary Vascular Issues;589 20.1;14.1 Infections in Vascular Surgery;590 20.2;14.2 Vascular Problems in Urological Surgery;608 20.3;14.3 Vascular Trauma in Orthopaedic Surgery;615 20.4;14.4 Treatment of Aortic Arch Diseases;631 21;Subject Index;653