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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143293803321

Autore

Friedman Steven G (Steven Greg), <1955->

Titolo

A history of vascular surgery [[electronic resource] /] / Steven G. Friedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Futura, c2005

ISBN

1-280-74820-6

9786610748204

0-470-76113-X

0-470-75077-4

1-4051-7129-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Disciplina

617.413

617.41309

Soggetti

Blood-vessels - Surgery - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Vascular surgeons of antiquity -- Early vascular repairs and anastomoses -- William Hunter -- John Hunter -- Astley Cooper -- Development of the venous autograft -- Evolution of aortic surgery -- Operation on the carotid artery -- Valentine Mott -- Rudolph Matas -- The arterial prosthesis: Arthur Voorhees -- Contributions from the battlefield -- Venous surgery -- Extra-anatomic bypass -- Mathieu Jaboulay -- Eugëne Villard -- Alexis Carrel -- Renè Leriche -- Jean Kunlin -- Charles Dubost -- Jacques Oudot -- Charles Dotter: interventional radiologist -- Thomas Fogarty -- Juan Parodi.

Sommario/riassunto

Since the publication of the first edition 15 years ago, vascular surgery has been transformed into a new specialty incorporating endovascular surgery and techniques. These innovations are detailed in this much anticipated second edition. Like the first edition, this new edition of A History of Vascular Surgery paints engaging portraits of the surgeons and scientists whose ideas and practices underlie, and continue to influence, vascular surgery as we know it today. Written for the practitioner and student alike, the second edition provides an in-depth,



accessible history of this rapidly