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Atlas of Vascular Surgery
Journal of Surgical Research 164, 203 (2010)
BOOK REVIEW Atlas of Vascular Surgery Christopher Zarins and Bruce Gewertz. Churchill Livingstone; 2 edition (April 5, 2005). ISBN-10: 0443065926. Hardcover. 304 pages. $329.37. The second edition of Atlas of Vascular Surgery co-edited by Drs. Christopher Zarins and Bruce Gewertz, both leaders in the field of vascular surgery, is a superb addition to any vascular surgeon’s library. This atlas, first published in 1993, provides the experienced as well as the novice vascular surgeon a technical guide to vascular interventions. Featured in this atlas are all of the traditional open vascular surgical procedures as well as a detailed description of endovascular aneurysm repair. The atlas is divided into six major sections: Aortic Arch and Extracranial Cerebrovascular Procedures, Treatment of Aneurysmal Disease, Renal Revascularization, Mesenteric Revascularization, Peripheral Vascular Occlusive Disease, and Reoperative Surgery and Complications. Each of the sections is prefaced with a brief introduction reviewing diagnosis and treatment options for the specific area of vascular disease. Indications and complications for each procedure are also reviewed prior to the operative description. As with the previous edition, the chapters are easy to read and notations in the margins of each page allow the reader to easily follow the sequence of each procedure. One of the strengths of this book is the simplicity and the elegance by which the authors have described otherwise very complex procedures. The reader is able to focus on the basic concepts and objectives of each intervention. The illustrations are beautifully drawn. The
descriptions are concise and the images are not superfluous. The atlas will be useful to surgeons with a range of experience; surgeons-in-training will find the anatomy and the procedural descriptions extremely helpful, while experienced surgeons will find sufficient detail that a quick review maybe useful before performing infrequent or complex interventions. Absent from the atlas is a section on vascular access, which is a common intervention performed by many vascular surgeons. Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms is a new addition to the atlas but the description could be more detailed considering the potential variations in technique. Vascular surgery has become a field heavily reliant on endovascular therapies, and a more extensive description of percutaneous techniques might be useful. Overall, the Atlas of Vascular Surgery provides just what the authors intended: a concise review of all of the open procedures relevant to vascular surgeons. The descriptions are suitable for all levels of experience. An introduction, which includes the natural history of each disease and the indications and complications for each procedure, makes this a more comprehensive guidebook than its predecessor and a worthwhile addition to any vascular surgeons’ collection.
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Pasithorn Amy Suwanabol, M.D. and K. Craig Kent, M.D. Department of Surgery University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health 600 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53792 E-mail: [email protected] doi:10.1016/j.jss.2010.08.037
0022-4804/$36.00 Ó 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
BOOK REVIEW Atlas of Vascular Surgery Christopher Zarins and Bruce Gewertz. Churchill Livingstone; 2 edition (April 5, 2005). ISBN-10: 0443065926. Hardcover. 304 pages. $329.37. The second edition of Atlas of Vascular Surgery co-edited by Drs. Christopher Zarins and Bruce Gewertz, both leaders in the field of vascular surgery, is a superb addition to any vascular surgeon’s library. This atlas, first published in 1993, provides the experienced as well as the novice vascular surgeon a technical guide to vascular interventions. Featured in this atlas are all of the traditional open vascular surgical procedures as well as a detailed description of endovascular aneurysm repair. The atlas is divided into six major sections: Aortic Arch and Extracranial Cerebrovascular Procedures, Treatment of Aneurysmal Disease, Renal Revascularization, Mesenteric Revascularization, Peripheral Vascular Occlusive Disease, and Reoperative Surgery and Complications. Each of the sections is prefaced with a brief introduction reviewing diagnosis and treatment options for the specific area of vascular disease. Indications and complications for each procedure are also reviewed prior to the operative description. As with the previous edition, the chapters are easy to read and notations in the margins of each page allow the reader to easily follow the sequence of each procedure. One of the strengths of this book is the simplicity and the elegance by which the authors have described otherwise very complex procedures. The reader is able to focus on the basic concepts and objectives of each intervention. The illustrations are beautifully drawn. The
descriptions are concise and the images are not superfluous. The atlas will be useful to surgeons with a range of experience; surgeons-in-training will find the anatomy and the procedural descriptions extremely helpful, while experienced surgeons will find sufficient detail that a quick review maybe useful before performing infrequent or complex interventions. Absent from the atlas is a section on vascular access, which is a common intervention performed by many vascular surgeons. Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms is a new addition to the atlas but the description could be more detailed considering the potential variations in technique. Vascular surgery has become a field heavily reliant on endovascular therapies, and a more extensive description of percutaneous techniques might be useful. Overall, the Atlas of Vascular Surgery provides just what the authors intended: a concise review of all of the open procedures relevant to vascular surgeons. The descriptions are suitable for all levels of experience. An introduction, which includes the natural history of each disease and the indications and complications for each procedure, makes this a more comprehensive guidebook than its predecessor and a worthwhile addition to any vascular surgeons’ collection.
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Pasithorn Amy Suwanabol, M.D. and K. Craig Kent, M.D. Department of Surgery University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health 600 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53792 E-mail: [email protected] doi:10.1016/j.jss.2010.08.037
0022-4804/$36.00 Ó 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.