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Other forms of embolism
Other forms of embolism Infective emboli of bacteria or an infected clot may cause mycotic aneur...
Management of arterial stenosis or occlusion
Management of arterial stenosis or occlusion General Only one-quarter of patients presenting wit...
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous Other types of gangrene commonly encountered include bedsores and frostbite. Bedso...
Operations for arterial stenosis or occlusion
Operations for arterial stenosis or occlusion Site of disease and type of operation Surgical oper...
Investigation of arterial occlusive disease
Investigation of arterial occlusive disease Most patients with symptomatic lower limb ischaemia p...
Learning objectives
Learning objectives To understand: The nature and associated features of occlusive peripheral • a...
Major amputation
Major amputation Choice of operation The major choice is between an above- and below-knee operati...
GANGRENE
GANGRENE Gangrene refers to the death of macroscopic portions of tissue, which turns black beca...
Iliac aneurysm
Iliac aneurysm This usually occurs in conjunction with aortic aneurysm and only rarely on its own...
Introduction
CH A P TER INTRODUCTION Arterial disorders represent the most common cause of morbidity and early...
FURTHER READING
FURTHER READING Bhattacharya V , Stansby G (eds). Postgraduate vascular surgery: a candidate’s gu...
Features of chronic arterial stenosis or occlusion
Features of chronic arterial stenosis or occlusion in the leg Intermittent claudication Intermitt...
Femoral aneurysm
Femoral aneurysm True aneurysm of the femoral artery is uncommon. Complications occur in less th...
Cystic myxomatous degeneration
Cystic myxomatous degeneration This is typified by an accumulation of clear jelly (like a synovia...
Distal and transmetatarsal amputation
Distal and transmetatarsal amputation In patients with small-vessel disease, typically caused by ...
Embolic occlusion
Embolic occlusion An embolus is an object that has become lodged in a vessel and causes obstructi...
Acute limb ischaemia
Acute limb ischaemia ALI is an emergency that requires rapid, accurate clinical assessment and em...
Acute mesenteric ischaemia
Acute mesenteric ischaemia Acute mesenteric occlusion may be either thrombotic (follow - ing athe...
Clinical features
Clinical features The majority of arterial aneurysms are asymptomatic at the time of identificat...
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Abdominal aortic aneurysm Abdominal aortic aneurysm is by far the most common type of large-vesse...