Abstract
Distilling best contributions of 21 experts, this internationally recognized atlas boldly ignores that dying breed known as the occasional vascular surgeon. Illustrations of common operative exposures, for example, merely depict skin incision and a final sketch of pertinent vascular anatomy; reader must know enough anatomy to safely get between two stages diagramed. The trade-off for this lack of profusely labeled detailing comes in greater coverage of unusual procedures, eg, operative relief of superior vena caval obstruction, meralgia paraesthetica, or arterialization of portal vein. In addition, a range of operative choices not often displayed in surgical atlases is achieved by frequent inclusion of alternative approaches to each procedure. Hints on how to make things easier abound as well. For instance, during aortoceliac bypass distal anastamosis is placed on side of splenic artery instead of into less convenient main
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