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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146124503321

Titolo

Endovascular and hybrid management of the thoracic aorta [[electronic resource] ] : a case-based approach / / by Edward B. Diethrich ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

ISBN

1-4443-5949-5

1-282-03433-2

9786612034336

1-4443-0087-3

1-4443-0088-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DiethrichEdward B. <1935->

Disciplina

617.4/13

617.413

Soggetti

Aorta - Surgery

Thoracic arteries - Surgery

Endarterectomy

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

Contents; Preface; Foreword (Patrick M. McCarthy); Foreword (Rodney A. White); Acknowledgments; Introduction: Current status of thoracic endografting, 1; Section I Thoracic aortic aneurysms; SECTION II Penetrating aortic ulcers; SECTION III Traumatic aortic injuries; SECTION IV Thoracic aortic dissections; SECTION V Thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysms; SECTION VI Extending proximal landing zones; SECTION VII Extending distal landing zones; SECTION VIII Thoracic aortic coarctations; SECTION IX Thoracic aortobronchial fistula; SECTION X Complications of thoracic aortic endografting

SECTION XI Ascending aortic pathologiesSECTION XII Supra-aortic thoracic aortic aneurysms; SECTION XIII Future of thoracic aortic endografting; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Surgical management of aortic pathologies has changed dramatically, and this essential book fills the void with up-to-date comprehensive



information on the topic. Written by physicians at the Arizona Heart Institute, which pioneered the use of thoracic endoluminal grafts, Endovascular and Hybrid Management of the Thoracic Aorta presents clinical scenarios as well as controversies in this fascinating and rapidly developing field. Discussing the etiology, diagnostic tools and management and treatment of specific pathologies of the aorta, this book is ideal for cardiovascular and vascu