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4th ed, edited by Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD, Jean-Pierre Becquemin, MD, Alun Davies, DM, FRCS, Peter Gaines, MRCP, FRCR, Peter Harris, MD, FRCS, Krassi Ivancev, MD, PhD, Adam Mitchell, MBBS, FRCAS, FRCR, Dieter Raithel, MD, PhD; 548 pp, with 850 illus, $149, ISBN 0-7020-2643-3, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 2001.

Arch Surg. 2002;137:224.

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This is an excellent reference textbook. Roger Greenhalgh, MD, and his 7 associate editors recruited 165 authors and coauthors to write 88 chapters, which are arranged in 24 sections. The authors are the leaders in their field. This book deals with both traditional open surgical approaches and the newer endovascular techniques. Many of the endovascular chapters represent the state of the art and include the currently accepted techniques for stented graft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms in addition to techniques that are evolving, such as carotid stenting. The chapters dealing with open approaches of the aorta are particularly well illustrated, including Dr Stoney's "Transperitoneal Approaches to the Abdominal Aorta and Its Branches" as well as Ehrenfeld and Stoney's "Surgical Techniques for Visceral Artery Revascularization" and "Surgical Techniques for Renal Artery Revascularization." The chapter by Mannick and Whittemore on open abdominal aortic aneurysm is also nicely illustrated and contains an excellent . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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