Handbook of Venous Disorders: Guidelines of the American Venous Forum - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 034076130X ISBN 13: 9780340761304

Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers, 2001

Synopsis

Since the publication of the first edition five years ago, substantial new information has emerged in many areas of acute and chronic venous disease, on venous malformations and lymphatic disorders. This revised, updated and expanded edition takes account of these developments and provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical evaluation, diagnostic imaging, medical, endovascular and surgical management. New chapters on reporting standards and outcome analysis and a new report of the American Venous Forum Research Committee on basic and clinical research in venous and lymphatic disease are also included. A key feature of this book is the integration of surgical, endovascular and medical therapies helping to make it an essential reference source on the diagnosis and treatment of venous and lymphatic diseases.



The book is authored by founding members of the American Venous Forum; a society dedicated to research, education and the clinical practice of venous and lymphatic diseases. This edition includes several international authors, all expert in venous disease, most being regular or honorary members of the American Venous Forum.



The book is primarily intended for medical students, house officers, residents and fellows in vascular surgery, interventional radiology, vascular and internal medicine, cardiology, phlebology and dermatology. It will also be of great interest to physicians, surgeons, vascular laboratory technologists and vascular nurses who are involved in the investigation, evaluation or management of venous and lymphatic diseases or malformations.



The manual is for medical students, house officers, fellows in vascular surgery, radiology or vascular medicine, and all physicians and surgeons who participate in the evaluation and treatment of venous or lymphatic disease. This revised second edition is expanded and fully up-to-date, reflecting modern advances in vascular diagnosis and therapy.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Gloviczki is at Mayo Clinic. James Yao is at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago.

Reviews

"Venous disease is among the most common medical conditions to affect mankind -- approximately 1-3% of the population of the Western world is estimated to have severe venous problems at some point in their lives." So begins the first chapter in the second edition of the Handbook of Venous Disorders edited by Gloviczki and Yao. Should there be a definitive textbook on the pathophysiology and treatment of venous disease? Considering the magnitude of this problem, the answer is a resounding yes. The Handbook of Venous Disorders clearly fills this role. This thoughtful and well-constructed book is divided into seven sections. The first, entitled "Basic Considerations," includes a review of the anatomy and physiology of veins and the natural history of venous disease. A great deal of practical information is available in these chapters. For example, there is a section on the role of oral contraceptives and hormonal therapy in the development of deep venous thrombosis. I particularly recommend the chapter by Meissner and Strandness on the epidemiology and natural history of acute deep venous thrombosis, which details the recommended duration of treatment of deep venous thrombosis and the anticipated rate of resolution of thrombus. Subsequent summaries of the history of venous disease, venous pathology, and cellular physiology are well written and informative but of less general interest. The evaluation of patients and the diagnosis of venous disease are explored in the next section. A chapter on clinical assessment is thorough and well written. The use of physical examination rather than the reliance on noninvasive imaging for the diagnosis of venous disorders is stressed. Subsequent chapters, however, do outline the role of duplex ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute and chronic venous disease. The important matters of the indications for ultrasonography and the limitations of noninvasive imaging are addressed. There is also a detailed description of ultrasonographic techniques. The core of the book is found in the sections on the management of acute and chronic venous disease. The coverage is comprehensive; every possible treatment of venous disease is described. Either the creator of a particular technique or an expert in the particular field has written each of these chapters. The treatments reviewed range from anticoagulant therapy for deep venous thrombosis to endovascular reconstruction of the superior vena cava. The discussion of low-molecular-weight heparin is excellent and will be useful for practitioners who are undecided about whether to treat deep venous thrombosis on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Invasive treatments for venous disease are also well described. The chapter on subfascial, endoscopic perforating-vein surgery for patients with chronic venous insufficiency is necessary reading for surgeons who wish to gain expertise in techniques designed to treat venous ulceration. The remaining sections review less common conditions affecting the veins: trauma, venous malformations, and tumors. Lymphedema, a frequent cause of leg edema and often included in the differential diagnosis of venous disease, is also discussed. In recent years, a system for the classification of venous disease has been developed, and in a final section entitled "Issues in Venous Disease," this system is described clearly. Issues regarding the reporting of outcomes in patients with venous disease are addressed as well. In sum, this is a comprehensive book that provides information about every aspect of venous disease. A tremendous amount of practical information is included, and many of the chapters are quite detailed. For this reason, the book may be of limited value to the practitioner who is seeking a quick answer to a question regarding a specific patient. However, a physician whose practice includes many patients with venous disease would gain tremendously from reading selective chapters. Handbook of Venous Disorders is an essential reference for vascular surgeons and specialists in vascular medicine. The strength of this textbook is its completeness and the fact that the chapters are uniformly clear and well written. I congratulate the authors on a job well done. K. Craig Kent, M.D.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 034076130X
• ISBN 13: 9780340761304
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 576
• Editor: Gloviczki Peter, Yao James S. T.