Postgraduate vascular surgery : the candidate's guide to the FRCS

Introduction to the exam and clinical cases / Jonathan Smout and Asif Mahmood -- Vascular risk factors and their management / Alasdair Wilson and Julie Brittenden -- Management of acute limb ischaemia / Arun Balakrishnan and David Lambert -- Chronic lower limb ischaemia, critical ischaemia and the diabetic foot / Christopher Davies and Cliff Shearman -- Endovascular and surgical options for peripheral revascularization / Colin Nice -- Abdominal aortic aneurysms / Vish Bhattacharya and Rob Williams -- Thoracic, thoracoabdominal and suprarenal aortic aneurysms / Jenn Richards and Rod Chalmers -- Aortic dissection / Jenn Richards and Rod Chalmers -- Popliteal artery aneurysms / Robert Davies, Asif Mahmood and Rajiv Vohra -- Femoral artery aneurysms / Robert Davies, Asif Mahmood and Rajiv Vohra -- Carotid, subclavian and vertabral disease / A. Ross Naylor -- Diagnosis and management of thoracic outlet syndrome / Hassan Badri and Vish Bhattacharya -- Diagnosis and management of hyperhidrosis / Hassan Badri and Vish Bhattacharya -- Chronic mesenteric ischaemia / Mohamed Abdelhamid, Robert Davies and Rajiv Vohra -- Acute ischaemic colitis / Vish Bhattacharya and Gerard Stansby -- Vascular trauma / Robbie George and Paul Blair -- Indications and management of lower limb amputation / Mark Kay and Colette Marshall -- Leg swelling and lymphoedema / Arun Prakash Balakrishnan and Tim Lees -- Varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency / Marcus Cleanthis and Tim Lees -- Management of deep vein thrombosis / Dharmendra Garg and Vish Bhattacharya -- Infection in vascular surgery / Mike Clarke -- Vascular malformations / George Hamilton and Andrew Platts -- Vasospastic disorders and vasculitis / Mohammed Sharif, Jonathan Smout and Gerard Stansby -- Critical care considerations and preoperative assessment for general and vascular surgery / Ian D. Nesbitt and David M. Cressey -- Access surgery / David C. Mitchell and William D. Neary -- Basic outline of solid organ transplantation / Mathew Jacob, Jeremy French and Derek Manas.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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