Venous ulcers
By: editors, John J. Bergan, Cynthia K. Shortell.
Contributors: Bergan, John J., 1927-; Shortell, Cynthia K.
Publisher: Elsevier Academic Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780123735652
Subjects: Venous insufficiency; Veins -- Ulcers; Leg -- Ulcers; Varicose Ulcer -- diagnosis; Varicose Ulcer -- therapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Inflammation and the pathophysiology of chronic venous disease: molecular mechanisms / Geert W. Schmid-Schönbein and Luigi Pascarella; title: Microcirculation in chronic venous insufficiency / Kevin Burnand and Said Abisi; title: Epidemiology of venous ulcers / Olle Nelzén; title: Lower extremity ultrasound evaluation and mapping for evaluation of chronic venous disease / Stylianos K. Tsintzilonis and Nicos Labropoulos; title: Hypercoagulable states associated with chronic venous insufficiency / Jose L. Trani Jr. and Jeffrey H. Lawson; title: The chronically swollen leg: finding the cause: theory and practice / Warner P. Bundens; title: Compression therapy in venous leg ulcers / Hugo Partsch; title: Wound healing: adjuvant therapy and treatment adherence / Dale Buchbinder and Sharon B. Buchbinder; title: Negative pressure dressings in venous ulcers / Brian D. Lewis and Jonathan B. Towne; title: Deep vein thrombosis and prevention of post-thrombotic syndrome / Joseph A. Caprini; title: Results comparing compression alone versus compression and surgery in treating venous ulceration / Manjit S. Gohel ... [et al.]; title: Superficial surgery and perforator interruption in the treatment of venous leg ulcers / William Marston; title: Endovascular techniques for superficial vein ablation in treatment of venous ulcers / Michael J. Stirling and Cynthia K. Shortell; title: Treatment of chronic venous insufficiency with foam sclerotherapy / Alessandro Frullini; title: Foam treatment of venous leg ulcers: the initial experience / Juan Cabrera and Pedro Redondo; title: Foam treatment of venous leg ulcers: a continuing experience / Van L. Cheng, Cynthia K. Shortell, and John J. Bergan; title: Ultrasound guidance for endovenous treatment / Luigi Pascarella, Lisa Mekenas, and John J. Bergan; title: Repair of venous valves in severe chronic venous insufficiency / Michel R. Perrin; title: Treatment of recalcitrant venous ulcers with free tissue transfer for limb salvage / Stephen J. Kovach and L. Scott Levin; title: The diagnosis and treatment of major venous obstruction in chronic venous insufficiency / Francisco José Osse and Patricia Ellen Thorpe; title: The venous ulcer and arterial insufficiency / Robert B. McLafferty and Colleen M. Johnson; title: Topical negative pressure techniques in chronic leg ulcers / Jeroen D.D. Vuerstaek, Tryfon Vainas, and Martino H.A. Neumann.