Aortic Aneurysms

As life expectancy is extended, the incidence and occurrence of Aortic Aneurysms are becoming increasingly common. Until recently, the treatment of aortic disease was primarily surgical, carrying a high mortality rate among the high risk elderly population. In Aortic Aneurysms: Pathogenesis and Treatment, Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr., Enrique Criado, and a panel of distinguished physicians comprehensively assess the rapidly evolving field of aneurysm treatment, focusing on aneurysms of the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta. The discussion of Aortic Aneurysms covers endovascular aortic repair as well as the recent significant improvements in stent graft design. This volume provides a concise and authoritative view of the current state of patient management, serving as a primer on clinical care and surgical procedures for aortic aneurysms. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Aortic Aneurysms: Pathogenesis and Treatment, offers Cardiologists, Vascular Surgeons, and Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeons a multidisciplinary approach to the management and treatment of patients with aortic disease.

Chapter 1. Genetics of Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsHelena KuivaniemiChapter 2. Inflammatory Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Abdominal Arotic AneurysmsWilliam H. Pearce and Vera P. ShivelyChapter 3. Contemporary Imaging of Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsDavid M. Williams and Peter S. LiuChapter 4. Management of Small Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsB. Timothy BaxterChapter 5. Surgical Treatment of Nonruptured Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsGregorio SicardChapter 6. Patient Selection for Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm RepairVenkataramu N. Krishnamurthy and John E. RectenwaldChapter 7. Current Results of Endovascular Aneurysm RepairSheela T. Patel and Juan C. ParodiChapter 8. Complications and Secondary Procedures after Endovascular Aneurysm RepairMatthew J. Sideman and Kevin E. TaubmanChapter 9. Fenestrated Endovascular Stent-Grafts: Current ApplicationsE.L.G. Verhoeven1, C.J. Zeebregts, I.F.J. Tielliu, T.R. Prins, W.T.G.J. Bos, A.O. Sondakh, and J.J.A.M. van den DungenChapter 10. Open Surgical Treatment of Pararenal Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsJames C. StanleyChapter 11. Management of Pelvic Perfusion during Endovascular Aneurysm RepairJuan Fontcuberta, Manuel Doblas, Antonio Orgaz, Angel Flores, Jose Gil, Ignacio Leal and Enrique CriadoChapter 12. Open Operative Therapy for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsLoay S. Kabbani and Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.Chapter 13. Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsPaul J. Riesenman and Mark A. FarberChapter 14. Complications after Ruptured Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm RepairJonathan L. Eliason and Todd E. RasmussenChapter 15. Treatment of Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Infected Aortic GraftsJ. Gregory ModrallChapter 16. Evaluation and Management of Aortoenteric FistulaMartin J. Carignan and Marc A. PassmanChapter 17. Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Setting of Coexistant Renal and Splanchnic DiseaseHouman Tamaddon, Peter Ford and Robert MendesChapter 18. Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Renal Ectopia and Renal FusionPatrick J. O'HaraChapter 19. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Patients with Organ TransplantsMichael J. EnglesbeChapter 20 . Inferior Vena Cava: Embryology and AnomaliesBrian Knipp, Paul Knechtges, Thomas Gest, Thomas WakefieldChapter 21. Aortacaval Fistula Tamara N Fitzgerald, Bart E Muhs, Alan DardikChapter 22. Acute Limb Ischemia After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm RepairPaul J. Riesenman and William A. MarstonChapter 23. Mesenteric Ischemia Following Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm RepairKerianne H. Quanstrum and Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.Chapter 24. Operative Therapy for the Descending and Thoracoabdominal AortaHimanshu J. Patel, Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr. and G. Michael DeebChapter 25. Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic AneurysmsTimothy A.M. ChuterChapter 26. Evaluation and Treatment of Isolated Iliac Artery AneurysmsGuillermo A. Escobar and Enrique Criado Chapter 27. Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Hypogastric Artery AneurysmsGautam Agarwal and Enrique CriadoChapter 28. True Femoral and Popliteal Artery Aneurysms: Clinical Features and TreatmentK. Barry Deatrick and Peter K. Henke