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With an emphasis on the “hows and whys” of contemporary surgery,Operative Techniques in Vascular Surgery, Second Edition, features concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and intraoperative photographs to clarify exactly what to look for and how to proceed. Drawn from the larger Operative Techniques in Surgery, Second Edition, this concise, stand-alone surgical atlas, overseen by editor-in-chief Mary T. Hawn and meticulously edited by Dr. Kellie R. Brown, focuses on the steps of each technique, rapidly directing you to the information you need to choose the right approach for each patient, perform it successfully, and achieve the best possible results. 

• Provides comprehensive, step-by-step guidance on cerebrovascular arterial surgery and intervention; management of the thoracic outlet; thoracic and suprarenal aortic exposure and treatment; visceral and renal artery disease management; infrainguinal arterial disease management; surgical management of venous disease; and vascular injury 

• Covers open as well as endovascular and endovenous procedures in vascular surgery, including relevant content on trauma 

• Features two new videos on Open PD catheter insertion and Lapararoscopic PD catheter insertion

• Contains extensive updates throughout, including new coverage of the American Board of Surgery’s SCORE Curricula for General Surgery as well as dialysis access and amputation techniques 

• Follows the same format for each procedure: differential diagnosis, patient history and physical findings, imaging and other diagnostic studies, surgical management, techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, and complications 
   

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