Vascular Surgery

Vascular Surgery and the Vascular Patient.- History of vascular surgery in Europe. Development of atherosclerosis for the vascular surgeon. Lipids and peripheral arterial disease. Clotting disorders for the vascular surgeon. Noninvasive diagnosis of vascular diseases. Invasive diagnosis of vascular diseases. Computer aided diagnosis of vascular diseases. Preoperative evaluation of the vascular patient. Perioperative care of the vascular patient. Training of the vascular surgeon for endovascular procedures. Peripheral arterial disease and emerging biochemical vascular risk factors. Quality control of vascular procedures. Cerebrovascular arteries.- Hemodynamic changes and other risk factors for complications during carotid procedures. Atherosclerosis of the extracranial carotid arteries. Eversion carotid endarterectomy technique. Fibromuscular dysplasia. Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid arteries. Endovascular treatment of carotid stenosis. Carotid body tumour. Combined treatment of cardiac plus other arterial pathologies. Upper Extremity Arteries.- Upper Extremity Occlusive Disease. Vasospastic disorders of the upper extremities. Thoracic outlet syndrome. Traumatic injury of the upper extremity arteries. Thoracic aorta.- Thoracoabdominal aneurysms. Dissection of the thoracic aorta. Trauma of the thoracic aorta. Abdominal aorta and iliac arteries.- Abdominal aortic aneurysms. Treatment options for AAA. Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms. Technically challenging cases for endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms. Aortoiliac occlusive disease. Aortobifemoral bypass: laparoscopy-assisted and totally laparoscopic operative procedures. Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm using aortouniiliac endoprosthesis and femorofemoral crossover bypass. Visceral arteries.- Occlusive Disease of the Celiac and Superior Mesenteric artery. Visceral artery aneurysms. Acute ischemia of the visceral arteries (including renal arteries). Lower extremity arteries.- Lower