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Postgraduate Vascular Surgery

Postgraduate Vascular Surgery

Postgraduate Vascular Surgery

The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS
Vish Bhattacharya, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gerard Stansby, Freeman Hospital
March 2011
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Paperback
9780521133524
$61.00
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Paperback

    Postgraduate Vascular Surgery is your concise pocket guide to the FRCS and MRCS exams. Covering the full range of surgical interventions, including diagnosis, management, clinical investigation and treatment, all chapters have been written by specialists in their field. The chapters are structured with key bullet points for easy reference, as well as tables, figures and charts to aid understanding. Relevant references are included for further exploration of a particular topic. Tips and tricks on passing the exam are included. This book is aimed at candidates for the FRCS and intercollegiate MRCS exams, surgical trainees and those following a sub-speciality of vascular surgery.

    • Tables, charts and photographs in each chapter cover conditions and causes for easier understanding
    • Bullet points and key boxes at the end of chapters to aid quick revision
    • All important topics covered concisely for quick pocket reference

    Product details

    March 2011
    Paperback
    9780521133524
    338 pages
    233 × 155 × 15 mm
    0.57kg
    57 b/w illus. 38 tables
    Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC

    Table of Contents

    • Part I. Final FRCS Vascular Clinicals: Introduction to the exam and clinical cases Jonathan Smout and Asif Mahmood
    • Part II. Final FRCS Vascular Topics:
    • 1. Vascular risk factors and their management Alasdair Wilson and Julie Brittenden
    • 2. Management of acute limb ischaemia Arun Prakash Balakrishnan and David Lambert
    • 3. Chronic lower limb ischaemia, critical ischaemia and the diabetic foot Christopher Davies and Clifford Shearman
    • 4. Endovascular and surgical options for peripheral revascularization Colin Nice
    • 5. Abdominal aortic aneurysms Vish Bhattacharya and Rob Williams
    • 6. Thoracic, thoracoabdominal and suprarenal aortic aneurysms Jennifer M. J. Richards and Roderick Chalmers
    • 7. Aortic dissection Jennifer M. J. Richards and Roderick Chalmers
    • 8. Popliteal artery aneurysms Robert Davies, Asif Mahmood and Rajiv Vohra
    • 9. Femoral artery aneurysms Robert Davies, Asif Mahmood and Rajiv Vohra
    • 10. Carotid, vertebral and subclavian disease A. Ross Naylor
    • 11. Diagnosis and management of thoracic outlet syndrome Hassan Badri and Vish Bhattacharya
    • 12. Diagnosis and management of hyperhidrosis Hassan Badri and Vish Bhattacharya
    • 13. Chronic mesenteric ischaemia Mohamed Abdelhamid, Robert Davies and Rajiv Vohra
    • 14. Acute ischaemic colitis Vish Bhattacharya and Gerard Stansby
    • 15. Vascular trauma Paul Blair and Robbie George
    • 16. Amputation and rehabilitation Mark D. Kay and Colette Marshall
    • 17. Lymphoedema/leg swelling Arun Prakash Balakrishnan and Tim Lees
    • 18. Varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency Marcus Cleanthis and Tim Lees
    • 19. Investigation and management of deep vein thrombosis Dharmendra Garg and Vish Bhattacharya
    • 20. Infection in vascular surgery Mike Clarke
    • 21. Vascular malformations George Hamilton and Andrew Platts
    • 22. Vasospastic tissue disorders and vasculitis M. A. Sharif, Jonathan Smout and Gerard Stansby
    • 23. Critical care considerations and preoperative assessment for general and vascular surgery Ian Nesbitt and David M. Cressey
    • 24. Access surgery David C. Mitchell and William D. Neary
    • 25. Basic outline of solid organ transplantation Mathew Jacob, Jeremy French and Derek Manas
    • Index.
      Contributors
    • Jonathan Smout, Asif Mahmood, Alasdair Wilson, Julie Brittenden, Arun Prakash Balakrishnan, David Lambert, Christopher Davies, Clifford Shearman, Colin Nice, Vish Bhattacharya, Rob Williams, Jennifer M. J. Richards, Roderick Chalmers, Robert Davies, Rajiv Vohra, A. Ross Naylor, Hassan Badri, Mohamed Abdelhamid, Gerard Stansby, Paul Blair, Robbie George, Mark D. Kay, Colette Marshall, Tim Lees, Marcus Cleanthis, Dharmendra Garg, Mike Clarke, George Hamilton, Andrew Platts, M. A. Sharif, Ian Nesbitt, David M. Cressey, David C. Mitchell, William D. Neary, Mathew Jacob, Jeremy French, Derek Manas

    • Editors
    • Vish Bhattacharya , Queen Elizabeth Hospital

      Vish Bhattacharya is Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK.

    • Gerard Stansby , Freeman Hospital

      Gerard Stansby is Professor of Vascular Surgery, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.