Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Surgery - Vascular

This text is designed to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the major issues specific to technological advances the field trauma, critical care and many aspects of surgical science and practice. Care of these patients and clinical conditions can be quite complex, and materials have been collected from the most current, evidence-based resources. The sections of the text have been structured to review the overall scope of issues dealing with trauma, critical care and surgery, including cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, urology, gynecology and obstetrics, fetal...

Since the first edition of this book was published, much new knowledge has been gained on hemangiomas and vascular malformations.This revised and updated second edition, written by worldwide leaders in the field, fully reflects this progress.

Important improvements in the treatment of hemangiomas are reviewed, including the use of beta-blockers and other medical therapies as well as advances in interventional treatments and the treatment of hemangiomas in specific locations.

Vascular malformations are being investigated with increasing frequency all over the world and new...

• See exactly how to perform every essential procedure,...

• See exactly how to perform every essential arterial procedure, whether endovascular, open, or combined, thanks to a wealth of exquisite, step-by-step...

This book provides an essential update on microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery, which has been widely accepted as an effective remedy for cranial nerve hyperexcitability disorders such as hemifacial spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, etc. The authors describe in detail those steps of the process that need the most attention in order to achieve an excellent postoperative outcome, including positioning, craniectomy, approach and identification of the culprit, etc. Though it primarily focuses on surgical principles and technical nuances, the book also addresses the...

Detailliert und praxisorientiert beschreibt dieses Buch, wie Patienten, die einen sicheren venosen Zugang benotigen, optimal mit einem Portsystem versorgt werden. Die unterschiedlichen Implantationstechniken und ihre Vor- und Nachteile sind ebenso ausfuhrlich dargestellt wie die Portanwendungen bei unterschiedlichen Indikationen und der Umgang mit dem Port nach der Implantation. Eine standardisierte Operationstechnik, die Auswahl des geeigneten Materials, die perfekte Kooperation der beteiligten Berufsgruppen untereinander und mit dem Patienten und die kompetente Portpflege und nutzung...

Dieses Buch fasst therapieorientiert die modernen Moglichkeiten und neuesten Erkenntnisse auf dem Gebiet der Gefassdiagnostik zusammen. Es schlagt weiterhin die Brucke von der sonographischen Gefassdiagnostik zur Therapie.

Ultraschall in der Gefassdiagnostik fuhrt den Anfanger vom rationalen Untersuchungsablauf zur sicheren Befunderhebung. Erfahrene Nutzer profitieren von Tipps und Tricks zur zeiteffizienten Diagnostik, der Beschreibung seltener Gefasserkrankungen und der Darstellung der therapeutischen Konsequenz aus den Ultraschallbefunden.

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This book focuses on the clinical evaluation and management of ulcers of the lower limbs. There are numerous causes for ulceration in the lower limbs and each variety requires careful clinical evaluation and management approach.

In 29 chapters, written by highly experienced surgeons, the book covers prevalence, types, healing mechanisms, clinical evaluation and microbiology of the ulcers, followed by detailed review of each ulcer variety. Chapters on pyoderma gangrenosum, diabetic foot, grafts and flaps, amputation, pain control strategy and documentation of...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of acute and chronic critical limb ischemia (CLI). Loss of an extremity, or a portion thereof, is not necessarily a life-ending process, but it is a debilitating experience whether involvement is of the upper or lower extremity. It reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, etiology, physical examination, imaging modalities, diagnosis, and treatment of limb ischemia. It investigates the most frequent as well as the more unusual etiological processes that may lead to the most dreaded concern of patients and families: amputation. The therapeutics...

Vascular surgery has experienced remarkable growth and diversification in the last decade, especially with its embracing the disruptive endovascular technological revolution. Vascular surgeons remain the only group of specialists capable of total treatment of patients with vascular disease, providing medical, minimally invasive, and surgical therapy. Although vascular surgeons practice in all areas of the world, practice patterns in different areas naturally have both similarities and differences that reflect both regional patterns of disease, genetic characteristics of local peoples,...