In today's healthcare environment the real driver is value. Maximizing outcomes and minimizing
costs or providing similar outcomes with lower cost in terms of actual numbers or recovery time
will dominate our healthcare delivery system. An excellent example of this evolution is in the
?eld of cardiovascular intervention. Dr. Jacques Kpodonu's Manual of Thoracic Endo-Aortic
Surgery is a most timely and descriptive work in this burgeoning ?eld. It provides an excellent
overview of current technology and techniques plus the endovascular expert can drill down into
the details of the devices and technologies described and signi?cantly enhance their knowledge
and perspective. Procedural detail excellent graphics pertinent imaging studies and relevant
instruction are the mainstays of this text. The ?rst chapter comprises the key overview and
very comprehensively covers the platform - the hybrid OR the tools the accessories and the
medium - superb state-of-the-art imaging modalities required to perform these advanced
procedures. The text then moves into more technical details including options and instruction
regarding access approaches and potential pitfalls of such. This is followed in en- ing
chapters by dissemination of precise information techniques and indications for the most
popular and utilized grafts including Boston Relay Stent Graft Cook TX2 Zenith Stent Grafts
as well as the Gore and Medtronic Aortic Stent Grafts.
