Vascular Surgery: Principles and Practice, Fourth Edition

Vascular surgery has seen a remarkable evolution. A discipline focused on the natural history and treatment of vascular disease by open operation is now primarily a minimally invasive specialty. Mastery of the basic pathophysiology has been retained while the transformation by improved imaging and endovascular intervention has been integrated into practice.

This fourth edition of Vascular Surgery: Principles and Practice has incorporated these advances building on the specialty’s past assets. Knowledge of natural history and open surgery will always have an essential role in optimal care of patients with vascular diseases. The authors’ exposition of the old and the new will make this edition a valuable resource for vascular surgeons and all others dedicated to the care of vascular patients.

Samuel Eric Wilson

Department of Surgery

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California

Juan Carlos Jimenez

Division of Vascular Surgery

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Frank J. Veith

Department of Surgery

New York University Medical Center

New York, New York &

Department of Surgery

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio

A. Ross Naylor

Department of Vascular Surgery

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, United Kingdom

John A.C. Buckels

Department of Surgery

University of Birmingham &

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Birmingham, United Kingdom