Edition 2026

A Living Textbook ofVascular Surgery

AI continuously monitors PubMed, ESVS/SVS guidelines, and Rutherford’s for new evidence and drafts proposed updates. Every change is reviewed by expert vascular surgeons before publication. The first volume in the MedicalTextbook.ai network.

Recent revisions

Ruptured Iliac Artery Aneurysms—revised
Explicit repair thresholds and sex-specific considerations—revised
Complications—revised
Open Surgery—revised
Segmental Pressure Measurements—revised
Peripheral Aneurysms—corrected
Non-invasive—revised
Acute limb ischemia due to PAA thrombosis—reinforced
Tables—revised
Comparative outcomes: open vs endovascular repair with patient selection—revised
Patterns of Disease—revised
Risk factors—revised
Toe-Brachial Index—revised
Modifiable—revised
Clinical Assessment—revised
Medical Therapy—revised
Clinical Presentation—revised
Open surgery—revised
Non-invasive testing—revised
Exercise ABI, post-exercise testing, and handling noncompressible arteries—revised
Ruptured Iliac Artery Aneurysms—revised
Explicit repair thresholds and sex-specific considerations—revised
Complications—revised
Open Surgery—revised
Segmental Pressure Measurements—revised
Peripheral Aneurysms—corrected
Non-invasive—revised
Acute limb ischemia due to PAA thrombosis—reinforced
Tables—revised
Comparative outcomes: open vs endovascular repair with patient selection—revised
Patterns of Disease—revised
Risk factors—revised
Toe-Brachial Index—revised
Modifiable—revised
Clinical Assessment—revised
Medical Therapy—revised
Clinical Presentation—revised
Open surgery—revised
Non-invasive testing—revised
Exercise ABI, post-exercise testing, and handling noncompressible arteries—revised

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20 chapters · 387 sections

Part 1

General Principles

3 ch.

1Overview of Vascular Diseasev63
2Atherosclerosis and Risk Factorsv41
3Vascular Diagnostics and Imagingv67

Part 3

Cerebrovascular & Upper Extremity

3 ch.

7Carotid and Cerebrovascular Diseasev22
8Vertebral and Subclavian Diseasev14
9Upper Extremity Arterial Diseasev19

Part 6

Trauma & Emergencies

3 ch.

15Vascular Traumav26
16Endovascular Trauma Managementv75
17Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Visceral Venous Disordersv9

Part 2

Aneurysmal Disease

3 ch.

4Aortic Aneurysmal Diseasev38
5Peripheral Aneurysmsv18
6Thoracic and Complex Aortic Diseasev22

Part 4

Lower Extremity & Visceral Arterial

2 ch.

10Lower Extremity Arterial Diseasev40
11Mesenteric Ischemiav19

Part 5

Venous & Lymphatic

3 ch.

12Venous Thromboembolismv23
13Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veinsv14
14Lymphedemav9

Part 7

Special Topics

3 ch.

18Vascular Malformationsv9
19Hemodialysis Accessv7
20Future Directions in Vascular Surgeryv24

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