Color Atlas of Congenital Heart Surgery

By S. Bert Litwin

Book Overview

This thorough revision of Color Atlas of Congenital Heart Surgery features 700 vividly reproduced full-color, intraoperative images, taken by the author with a special side-mounted flash. These convey exquisite perception of depth in the operative field. In twenty-three comprehensive chapters, the author presents surgical techniques for the full spectrum of cardiac congenital anomalies. This includes revised and updated text on many topics such as repair of straddling tricuspid valve associated with the posterior ventricular septal defect. Throughout the text, the photographs provide vivid representation of three-dimensional spatial relations of congenital anomalies and surgical anatomy. Each photograph is carefully labeled.

An indispensable tool for both the established surgeon and the trainee, this atlas provides a comprehensive compendium of complex cardiothoracic surgical anatomy, the pathology of congenital.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441922520
• ISBN13: 9781441922526
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 479 Pages
• Weight: 2.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.3" x 10.6"