Books by Marc A. (Professor of Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Birmingham Passman

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Vascular Surgery: Current Concepts and Treatments for Venous Disease, and is edited by Dr. Marc Passman. Articles will include: Catheter Directed Therapy Options for Iliofemoral Venous Thrombosis; Evidence Based Algorithms for Pharmacologic Prevention and Treatment of Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism; Phlebectomy Techniques for Varicose Veins; Pulmonary Embolism: Current Role of Catheter Treatment Options and Operative Thrombectomy; Endovenous and Operative Treatment of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome; Pathophysiology of Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Ulcers; New Trends in Anticoagulation Therapy; Open Surgical Reconstruction for Venous Occlusion and Valvular Incompetence; Liquid and Foam Sclerotherapy for Spider and Varicose Veins; Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Current Indications, Techniques, and Recommendations; Thermal and Non-Thermal Endovenous Ablation Options for Treatment of Superficial Venous Insufficiency; Role of Venous Stenting for Iliofemoral and Vena Cava Venous Obstruction; Advances in Operative Thrombectomy for Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis; Optimal Compression Therapy and Wound Care for Venous Ulcers; Duplex Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute and Chronic Venous Diseases; and more!

The Year Book of Vascular Surgery brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in vascular surgery, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. Articles are selected to cover the full breadth of the specialty, including Coronary Disease, Epidemiology, Vascular Laboratory and Imaging, Carotid and Cerebrovascular Disease, and Grafts and Graft Complications.