Treatment of Carotid Aneurysms
Treatment of Carotid Aneurysms M.K. Eskandari Introduction Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms are an uncommon entity with an estimated incidence of 0.4% to 4.0% of all peripheral artery aneurysms. Untreated, these…
Ventral Abdominal Hernia
Ventral Abdominal Hernia Guy R. Voeller While a lot has occurred in the world of herniology since the last edition of Mastery of Surgery in 2007, many things remain the…
Alternative Vein Bypass
Alternative Vein Bypass Allen D. Hamdan Amy R. Evenson Introduction Ipsilateral greater saphenous vein (I-GSV) is the conduit of choice for lower extremity bypass procedures, especially bypasses to tibial or…
Lichtenstein Tension-Free Hernioplasty
Lichtenstein Tension-Free Hernioplasty Parviz K. Amid David C. Chen Weakening of the abdominal wall tissue as one of the causes of inguinal hernias was suspected by Cooper as far back…
Secondary Infrainguinal Arterial Reconstruction
Secondary Infrainguinal Arterial Reconstruction Michael Belkin David K.W. Chew Introduction Infrainguinal arterial reconstruction using autogenous vein is an effective operation for limb salvage in patients with critical limb ischemia. However,…
Brachiocephalic Reconstruction
Brachiocephalic Reconstruction John F. Eidt Venkat R. Kalapatapu Introduction Reconstructions of the innominate, common carotid, and proximal subclavian arteries are relatively uncommon surgical procedures. Few current vascular surgery training programs…
Type Iv Thoracoabdominal, Infrarenal, and Pararenal Aortic Aneurysms
Type Iv Thoracoabdominal, Infrarenal, and Pararenal Aortic Aneurysms Marc L. Schermerhorn April E. Nedeau Background Since the first description of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) by the 16th-century anatomist Vesalius, the…
Supraaortic Endovascular Revascularization
Supraaortic Endovascular Revascularization Daniel Clair Samir Shah Introduction Disease of the supraaortic trunks—the brachiocephalic, left common carotid, and left subclavian arteries—is uncommon. Studies place the incidence of brachiocephalic arterial occlusive…
Prosthetic Grafts for Bypasses
Prosthetic Grafts for Bypasses Samuel R. Money William M. Stone Introduction Prosthetic conduits have been utilized for vascular reconstructions for more than half a century. Despite their widespread use over…
The Shouldice Method of Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
The Shouldice Method of Inguinal Herniorrhaphy Robert Bendavid In an Atlas of Hernia Surgery, all roads lead to Bassini. —R. Bendavid (2005) The treatment of inguinal hernias can truly be…
