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information, describing basic techniques in these areas. The chapters on bladder augmentation and continent urinary diversion are current and complete. Because of the influence of technical advances on renal stone disease, the sections on open surgical removal of stones are particularly useful. Failures as well as successes have been associated with the new technology, and these open stone procedures are of more than historical interest. The only inconsistency in the text is that some procedures are more detailed (described in a stepwise approach) than others. For example, the sections on vena caval thrombectomy, open renal biopsy, and caliceal diverticulectomy could have been expanded to include steps in incisions and exposure. The chapters are well referenced, however, and the section on incisions usually complements these less detailed chapters. The organization of the book, the illustrations, and the comments by well-known and experienced authorities make the Atlas of Urologic Surgery a valuable text for residents. The scope of urology has become so vast that no individual training center can hope to provide the comprehensive experience that this text offers. The trained urologist with experience in open surgery will find the text stimulating, and he will find the "pearls" for many procedures invaluable. Dr. Hinman deserves congratulations for a successful lifetime endeavor.
common and unusual. The book covers arterial and venous diseases literally from head to toe. The authors provide expanded coverage ofmany new treatment modalities, and the text includes one of the most comprehensive discussions of portal hypertension currently available. Lymphatic problems also receive appropriate discussion. In addition, several contributors provide the reader with up-to-date information on amputation and rehabilitation. At the helm, Dr. Bob Rutherford organized an exhaustive analysis of every subject. He selected an internationally known crew, who discuss and illustrate each extensively referenced chapter in remarkable detail. They also contribute up-to-date explanations of the basic scientific and pathophysiologic principles that underlie the various diseases and treatments. Historical background is a welcome addition to many of the chapters. Like an immense ship, this large, two-volume treatise of 1,768 pages is encyclopedic, most appropriately anchored to a reference shelf in a personal collection or medical or surgical library. It is certainly not a primer that students or residents can easily cam in their coat pocket or cruise through cover to cover. Rather, it is a secure haven for more detailed review of specific problems encountered in the clinic and hospital. Currently, this encyclopedic work represents the most comprehensive assemblage of vascular knowledge compiled by one editor. I highly Michael L. Blute, M.D. recommend it to physicians and surgeons who Department of Urology weather the daily storms of clinical vascular practice.
Vascular Surgery, 3rd ed (in 2 vols), edited by Robert B. Rutherford, 1,768 pp, with illus, $195, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1989 Embarking on its third edition, Vascular Surgery has become the flagship of textbooks on the diagnosis and management of vascular disease. Like a refitted battleship, this edition is better equipped than the previous edition to help the reader with nearly every vascular problem, both
John W. Hallett, Jr., M.D. Section of Vascular Surgery
BOOKS RECEIVED The Regulation of Sodium and Chloride Balance, edited by Donald W. Seldin and Gerhard Giebisch, 532 pp, with illus, $69, New York, Raven Press, 1990 After the Fast, by Phillip M. Sinaikin and Judith Sachs, 181 pp, with illus, $17.95, New York, Doubleday, 1990
Mayo Clin Proc, February 1990, Vol 65
BOOK REVIEWS
information, describing basic techniques in these areas. The chapters on bladder augmentation and continent urinary diversion are current and complete. Because of the influence of technical advances on renal stone disease, the sections on open surgical removal of stones are particularly useful. Failures as well as successes have been associated with the new technology, and these open stone procedures are of more than historical interest. The only inconsistency in the text is that some procedures are more detailed (described in a stepwise approach) than others. For example, the sections on vena caval thrombectomy, open renal biopsy, and caliceal diverticulectomy could have been expanded to include steps in incisions and exposure. The chapters are well referenced, however, and the section on incisions usually complements these less detailed chapters. The organization of the book, the illustrations, and the comments by well-known and experienced authorities make the Atlas of Urologic Surgery a valuable text for residents. The scope of urology has become so vast that no individual training center can hope to provide the comprehensive experience that this text offers. The trained urologist with experience in open surgery will find the text stimulating, and he will find the "pearls" for many procedures invaluable. Dr. Hinman deserves congratulations for a successful lifetime endeavor.
common and unusual. The book covers arterial and venous diseases literally from head to toe. The authors provide expanded coverage ofmany new treatment modalities, and the text includes one of the most comprehensive discussions of portal hypertension currently available. Lymphatic problems also receive appropriate discussion. In addition, several contributors provide the reader with up-to-date information on amputation and rehabilitation. At the helm, Dr. Bob Rutherford organized an exhaustive analysis of every subject. He selected an internationally known crew, who discuss and illustrate each extensively referenced chapter in remarkable detail. They also contribute up-to-date explanations of the basic scientific and pathophysiologic principles that underlie the various diseases and treatments. Historical background is a welcome addition to many of the chapters. Like an immense ship, this large, two-volume treatise of 1,768 pages is encyclopedic, most appropriately anchored to a reference shelf in a personal collection or medical or surgical library. It is certainly not a primer that students or residents can easily cam in their coat pocket or cruise through cover to cover. Rather, it is a secure haven for more detailed review of specific problems encountered in the clinic and hospital. Currently, this encyclopedic work represents the most comprehensive assemblage of vascular knowledge compiled by one editor. I highly Michael L. Blute, M.D. recommend it to physicians and surgeons who Department of Urology weather the daily storms of clinical vascular practice.
Vascular Surgery, 3rd ed (in 2 vols), edited by Robert B. Rutherford, 1,768 pp, with illus, $195, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1989 Embarking on its third edition, Vascular Surgery has become the flagship of textbooks on the diagnosis and management of vascular disease. Like a refitted battleship, this edition is better equipped than the previous edition to help the reader with nearly every vascular problem, both
John W. Hallett, Jr., M.D. Section of Vascular Surgery
BOOKS RECEIVED The Regulation of Sodium and Chloride Balance, edited by Donald W. Seldin and Gerhard Giebisch, 532 pp, with illus, $69, New York, Raven Press, 1990 After the Fast, by Phillip M. Sinaikin and Judith Sachs, 181 pp, with illus, $17.95, New York, Doubleday, 1990