Postgraduate Vascular Surgery
The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS

A concise pocket guide covering the full range of vascular surgery topics for surgical trainees.

Vish Bhattacharya (Edited by), Gerard Stansby (Edited by)

9780521133524, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 20 January 2011

338 pages, 57 b/w illus. 38 tables
23.3 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.57 kg

Postgraduate Vascular Surgery is your concise pocket guide to the FRCS and MRCS exams. Covering the full range of surgical interventions, including diagnosis, management, clinical investigation and treatment, all chapters have been written by specialists in their field. The chapters are structured with key bullet points for easy reference, as well as tables, figures and charts to aid understanding. Relevant references are included for further exploration of a particular topic. Tips and tricks on passing the exam are included. This book is aimed at candidates for the FRCS and intercollegiate MRCS exams, surgical trainees and those following a sub-speciality of vascular surgery.

Part I. Final FRCS Vascular Clinicals: Introduction to the exam and clinical cases Jonathan Smout and Asif Mahmood
Part II. Final FRCS Vascular Topics: 1. Vascular risk factors and their management Alasdair Wilson and Julie Brittenden
2. Management of acute limb ischaemia Arun Prakash Balakrishnan and David Lambert
3. Chronic lower limb ischaemia, critical ischaemia and the diabetic foot Christopher Davies and Clifford Shearman
4. Endovascular and surgical options for peripheral revascularization Colin Nice
5. Abdominal aortic aneurysms Vish Bhattacharya and Rob Williams
6. Thoracic, thoracoabdominal and suprarenal aortic aneurysms Jennifer M. J. Richards and Roderick Chalmers
7. Aortic dissection Jennifer M. J. Richards and Roderick Chalmers
8. Popliteal artery aneurysms Robert Davies, Asif Mahmood and Rajiv Vohra
9. Femoral artery aneurysms Robert Davies, Asif Mahmood and Rajiv Vohra
10. Carotid, vertebral and subclavian disease A. Ross Naylor
11. Diagnosis and management of thoracic outlet syndrome Hassan Badri and Vish Bhattacharya
12. Diagnosis and management of hyperhidrosis Hassan Badri and Vish Bhattacharya
13. Chronic mesenteric ischaemia Mohamed Abdelhamid, Robert Davies and Rajiv Vohra
14. Acute ischaemic colitis Vish Bhattacharya and Gerard Stansby
15. Vascular trauma Paul Blair and Robbie George
16. Amputation and rehabilitation Mark D. Kay and Colette Marshall
17. Lymphoedema/leg swelling Arun Prakash Balakrishnan and Tim Lees
18. Varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency Marcus Cleanthis and Tim Lees
19. Investigation and management of deep vein thrombosis Dharmendra Garg and Vish Bhattacharya
20. Infection in vascular surgery Mike Clarke
21. Vascular malformations George Hamilton and Andrew Platts
22. Vasospastic tissue disorders and vasculitis M. A. Sharif, Jonathan Smout and Gerard Stansby
23. Critical care considerations and preoperative assessment for general and vascular surgery Ian Nesbitt and David M. Cressey
24. Access surgery David C. Mitchell and William D. Neary
25. Basic outline of solid organ transplantation Mathew Jacob, Jeremy French and Derek Manas
Index.

Subject Areas: Vascular surgery [MNJ], Cardiovascular medicine [MJD]