Vascular Surgical Approaches

Abstract

briefest reference to endovascular options. As a result, to the intrapetrosal internal carotid artery or the suboccipital approach to the vertebral artery. These may it is doubtful whether, having absorbed the contents of this book, the reader could legitimately consider be helpful in special cases. This multi-author book is written by a total of 48 himself to be equally well informed about “Enauthors, mainly French from three different countries dovascular” surgery as he is about “Vascular” surgery. (38 French, nine U.S. and one Dutch). It describes in For this reason the book is likely to have greater appeal detail the anatomy, exposure and technique of the to vascular surgeons than vascular radiologists. But, vascular approaches with plenty of figures (283 ilin this age of multidisciplinary teams, this eminently lustrations), i.e. drawings in black and white. The readable and informative book is strongly reillustrations are the work of medical artist Jean-Pierre commended to all involved in the management of Jacomy. patients with vascular disease irrespective of their The 331 pages are divided into 31 chapters reviewing primary speciality. At £59.95 it is not cheap, but it most anatomical aspects of all relevant areas: access does represent reasonable value for money. to the supraaortic vessels, thoracic and abdominal aorta, visceral arteries, lower and upper extremities. P. L. Harris The text is richly illustrated and written in a didactic Liverpool, U.K. doi:10.1053/ejvs.2001.1504, fashion. It mainly centres on the common approaches of arterial and venous surgery. Many self-explanatory available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on black and white drawings are of good quality describing frequently encountered anatomic situations, although they are sometimes too schematic. Each chapVascular Surgical Approaches ter follows a standard format of a review article with A. Branchereau, R. Berguer, Eds. description of the conventional technique and showing Futura Publishing Company, Inc., 1999 also alternative techniques. Most chapters are well 331 pages, price $115. referenced with key references for further reading. The book contains a short index which seems difficult for readers unfamiliar with the topics. This present volume is based on a previous congress In conclusion, the book is balanced, comprehensive on vascular approaches and turnes out to be a re-edited and informative and certainly a valuable resource version of a previous French book ‘‘Voies d’Abord des for the vascular trainees providing clear anatomic Vaisseaux’’, published back in 1995. The editors’ main strategies to find a well-thought-out solution in their intention is to present and explain the most common daily practice. The moderate price is certainly worth basic exposures of vascular structures as a first-stepthe investment. tool especially to vascular surgeons in training. The book is a combination of a classical textbook with a J.-R. Allenberg, H. Schumacher surgical atlas and covers almost all the conventional Heidelberg, Germany approaches to arteries and veins, excluding endoi:10.1053/ejvs.2001.1491, dovascular ones. Those already in practice will find interest in some unusual approaches, such as the access available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on