chapter 1 The Evolution of Vascular Surgery -- chapter 2 Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis -- chapter 3 Pathophysiology of Human Atherosclerosis -- chapter 4 Epidemiology of Atherosclerosis and Its Modification -- chapter 5 Hemodynamics of Abnormal Blood Flow -- chapter 6 Clinical Examination of the Vascular System -- chapter 7 Noninvasive Studies of Peripheral Vascular Disease -- chapter 8 Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Diagnostic Techniques -- chapter 9 Noninvasive Diagnosis of Venous Disease -- chapter 10 Angiography -- chapter 11 Design of Clinical Trials for Evaluation of New Treatments and Methodology -- chapter 12 Outcomes Assessment for the Vascular Surgeon -- chapter 13 Computers and Vascular Surgery -- chapter 14 Medical Management of Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease -- chapter 15 Regression and Stabilization of Atherosclerosis by Medical Treatment -- chapter 16 Hyperthrombotic States in Vascular Surgery -- chapter 17 Anticoagulants -- chapter 18 Thrombolytic Therapy -- chapter 19 Antiplatelet Agents -- chapter 20 Pentoxifylline, Vasodilators, and Metabolic Agents -- chapter 21 Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Cardiac Risk in Vascular Surgery -- chapter 22 The Biology of Restenosis and Neointimal Hyperplasia -- chapter 23 Basic Nomenclature -- chapter 24 Peripheral Atherectomy -- chapter 25 Endovascular Grafts for Aneurysms, Occlusive Disease, and Vascular Injuries -- chapter 26 Adjunctive Endovascular Procedures: Techniques to Facilitate Operative Vascular Surgery -- chapter 27 Acute Arterial Insufficiency -- chapter 28 Microcirculatory Dysfunction in the Pathophysiology of Skeletal Muscle Ischemia -- chapter 29 Arterioarterial Atherothrombotic Microemboli of the Lower Limb -- chapter 30 Aortoiliofemoral Occlusive Disease -- chapter 31 Femoral-Popliteal-Tibial Occlusive Disease -- chapter 32 In Situ Saphenous Vein Arterial Bypass -- chapter 33 Combined Aortoiliac and Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease -- chapter 34 Adventitial Cystic Disease and Entrapment Syndromes Involving the Popliteal Artery -- chapter 35 Extraanatomic Bypasses -- chapter 36 Surgery of the Deep Femoral Artery: Profundaplasty -- chapter 37 Amputation in the Dysvascular Patient -- chapter 38 Rehabilitation of the Vascular Amputee -- chapter 39 Lumbar Sympathectomy -- chapter 40 Chapter Diabetes and Peripheral Vascular Disease -- chapter 41 Biologic and Synthetic Prosthetic Materials for Vascular Conduits -- chapter 42 Prevention and Management of Prosthetic Graft Infection -- chapter 43 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms -- chapter 44 Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms -- chapter 45 Popliteal Artery Aneurysm -- chapter 46 Splanchnic Artery Aneurysms -- chapter 47 Infected Aneurysms -- chapter 48 Symptomatic Extracranial Vascular Disease: Natural History and Medical Management -- chapter 49 Carotid Pathology -- chapter 50 Management of Ulcerative Lesions of the Carotid Artery: Symptomatic and Asymptomatic -- chapter 51 Cerebral Protection During Carotid Artery Surgery -- chapter 52 Extracranial Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease -- chapter Chapter 53A. Occlusive Disease of the Branches of the Aortic Arch -- chapter 53 Chapter 53B. Vertebrobasilar Ischemia: Reconstruction of the Vertebral Artery and Proximal Portion of the Subclavian Artery -- chapter 54 Carotid Arterial Tortuosity, Kinks, and Spontaneous Dissection -- chapter 55 External Carotid Endarterectomy -- chapter 56 Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms -- chapter 57 Carotid Body Tumors -- chapter 58 Renovascular Disease -- chapter 59 Acute Mesenteric Vascular Disease -- chapter 60 Chronic Visceral Ischemia: A Surgical Condition -- chapter 61 Sexual Function and Vascular Surgery -- chapter 62 Thoracic Outlet Disorders: Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome and Axillary Vein Thrombosis -- chapter 63 Raynaud’s Syndrome and Upper Extremity Small Artery Occlusive Disease -- chapter 64 Vasculitis and Dysplastic Arterial Lesions -- chapter 65 Natural History of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Its Implications for Sequelae in the Involved Limb -- chapter 66 Pathophysiology of Chronic Venous Insufficiency -- chapter 67 Etiology and Surgical Management of Varicose Veins -- chapter 68 Deep Vein Thrombosis: Prevention and Management -- chapter 69 Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Natural History and Classification -- chapter 70 Surgical Management of Lower Extremity Chronic Venous Insufficiency -- chapter 71 Lytic Therapy and Venous Stenting: Indications and Results -- chapter 72 Management of Portal Hypertension -- chapter 73 The Lymphatic System -- chapter 74 Thoracic and Abdominal Vascular Trauma -- chapter 75 Vascular Injuries in the Neck and Thoracic Outlet -- chapter 76 Vascular Injuries of the Extremities -- chapter 77 Iatrogenic Vascular Injuries -- chapter 78 Vascular Complications Related to Drug Abuse -- chapter 79 Complex Regional Pain Syndromes (Posttraumatic Pain Syndromes: Causalgia and Mimocausalgia) -- chapter 80 Compartment Syndrome -- chapter 81 Principles of Vascular Access Surgery -- chapter 82 Vascular Anomalies: Hemangiomas and Malformations -- chapter 83 Vascular Aspects of Organ Transplantation -- chapter 84 Vascular Surgical Techniques -- chapter Index -- chapter About the Editors.