The editors of this book offer the reader an opportunity to learn the latest thinking in regard to the treatment of carotid artery bifurcation disease. Their emphasis, as the title would indicate, is on endovascular treatment, but there is an overview of medical and surgical alternatives as well. Drs. Veith and Amor have assembled some of the most experienced practitioners in this field to review the current literature and contribute their own understanding of this subject.
If the book has a flaw, it is that various chapters repeat information concerning the natural history and the surgical and endovascular techniques of treating carotid stenosis. However, this repetition is annoying only to those who read straight through, and it could actually be useful to clinicians who skip about and read chapters selectively. Perhaps this last group of readers is in the majority, in which case the editors showed foresight in allowing each chapter to stand alone.
In every other respect, this volume is concise. It is also informative and reasonably objective. Most of the authors have presented unbiased views of the endovascular procedures for carotid stenosis.
Of course, concepts regarding the treatment of carotid stenosis are changing rapidly, as information regarding new methods of treatment emerges from several ongoing trials.