Postgraduate Vascular Surgery

A Candidate's Guide to the FRCS and Board Exams

Vish Bhattacharya, Gerard Stansby

• Publisher: WSPC (EUROPE)
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9781786344953
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Surgery & Surgical Medicine

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Featuring up-to-date information on current topics in vascular surgery, the second edition of Postgraduate Vascular Surgery is aimed at surgical trainees to help them prepare for the FRCS intercollegiate and Board exams. With chapters written by experts in their respective fields, the book contains concise information on surgical procedures, diagnosis and management of vascular conditions. Each section includes bullet point summaries, relevant clinical trials, and references for further research, making it the ideal resource for study. This book will also help candidates preparing for the European and Australian board exams. Practicing surgeons will also find this title useful for updating their knowledge.

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• Final FRCS Vascular: Introduction:
  • Clinicals — Introduction to the Examination and Clinical Cases (James McCaslin, Jonathan Smout and Asif Mahmood)
• Final FRCS Vascular: Topics:
  • Vascular Risk Factors and Their Management (Peng Wong and Julie Brittenden)
  • An Introduction to New Oral Anticoagulants (Saroj Das and Catherine Pye)
  • Management of Acute Limb Ischaemia (Arun Prakash Balakrishnan and Ragai Makar)
  • Chronic Lower Limb Ischaemia, Critical Ischaemia and the Diabetic Foot (Abigail Morbi and Cliff Shearman)
  • Basic Endovascular Skills (Craig Nesbitt, Sebastian Mafeld and Colin Nice)
  • Endovascular and Surgical Options for Peripheral Revascularization (Colin Nice)
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (Gerard Stansby, Rob Williams and Vish Bhattacharya)
  • Thoracic, Thoracoabdominal and Suprarenal Aortic Aneurysms (Jennifer Robson and Roderick Chalmers)
  • Aortic Dissection (Jennifer Robson and Roderick Chalmers)
  • Femoral Artery Aneurysm (Robert Davies and Rajiv Vohra)
  • Popliteal Artery Aneurysm (Robert Davies and Rajiv Vohra)
  • Carotid, Subclavian and Vertebral Disease (A Ross Naylor)
  • Diagnosis and Management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Hassan Badri and Vish Bhattacharya)
  • Chronic Mesenteric Ischaemia (Arunagiri Viruthagiri, Mohamed Abdelhamid, Robert Davies and Rajiv Vohra)
  • Acute Ischaemic Colitis (Vish Bhattacharya and Gerard Stansby)
  • Vascular Trauma (Paul Blair)
  • Indications and Management of Lower Limb Amputation (Mark Kay and Colette Marshall)
  • Leg Swelling and Lymphoedema (Ahmad Rafizi Hariz Bin Ramli and Tim Lees)
  • Varicose Veins and Chronic Venous Insufficiency (Ahmad Rafizi Hariz Bin Ramli and Tim Lees)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Leg Ulceration (Tim Lees and Gerard Stansby)
  • Management and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (Omar Ashour and Vish Bhattacharya)
  • Infection in Vascular Surgery (Mike Clarke)
  • Management of Patients with Bleeding Diathesis (Saroj Das and Katherine Gardner)
  • Vascular Malformations (George Hamilton and Jocelyn Brooks)
  • Vasospastic Disorders and Vasculitis (Muhammed Anees Sharif, Bridget Griffiths and Gerard Stansby)
  • Access Surgery (Monica Hansrani)
  • Diagnosis and Management of Hyperhidrosis (Hassan Badri and Vish Bhattacharya)
  • Critical Care Considerations and Preoperative Assessment for General and Vascular Surgery (Ian D Nesbitt and David M Cressey)
  • Basic Outline of Solid Organ Transplantation (Theo Tsiris, Jeremy French and Derek Manas)

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--> Readership: Postgraduate trainees in vascular surgery. -->
Vascular Surgery;FRCS;Board Exams;Trainee0 Key Features:

• Up-to-date information on current topics in vascular surgery
• Summary of all the relevant clinical trials
• Expert authors
• Exam oriented
• Bullet point summaries for revision

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Preface
• List of Contributors
• Contents
• Section 1 Final FRCS Vascular: Introduction
• Section 2 Final FRCS Vascular: Topics
• Index