Vascular Emergencies is able to draw on the expertise of a wide number of internationally renowned practitioners, providing a comprehensive compilation of urgent and emergency vascular problems, the majority of which will be applicable to every vascular surgical practice.

Contents

1. Bioethical Concerns in Vascular Emergencies
2. Urgent Carotid Surgery
3. Blunt Injury to the Carotid and Vertebral Arteries
4. Penetrating Injury to the Blood Vessels of the Neck and Mediastinum
5. Acute Abdominal Aortic Occlusion
6. Has Mortality Rate For Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Changed over the Last 50 Years?
7. Ruptured AAA: Should Endovascular Treatment be the First Choice?
8. Urgent Open Surgery After Endovascular AAA Repair
9. Acute Complications Following Laparscopic Surgery
10. Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Surgical Indications and Strategy
11. Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Type B Dissection
12. Traumatic Rupture of the Thoracic Aorta
13. Acute Occlusion of the Renal Arteries
14. Acute Intestinal Ischemia
15. Rupture of Splanchnic Artery Aneurysms
16. The Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
17. Acute Thrombosis of Iliocaval Veins
18. Acute Subclavian-Axillary Vein Thrombosis
19. Aortocaval Fistula
20. Traumatic Injury of the Vena Cava and its Major Branches
21. Acute Ischemia of the upper Limb
22. Acute Complications of Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis
23. Gunshot and Explosive Projectile Vascular Injuries
24. Endovascular Treatment of Blunt Injury of the Limbs
25. Rare Causes of Acute Ischemia of the Limbs
26. Acute Arterial Thrombosis of the Lower Limbs
27. Arterial Emboli of the Lower Limbs
28. Acute Thrombolysis of Peripheral Arterial Aneurysms
29. Endovascular Approach to Acute Arterial Occlusions
30. Thrombolysis for Occlusion of Bypass Grafts
31. Acute Problems of the Diabetic Foot

Index