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Chapter-18 Gangrene and Diseases of Arterial System

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Surgery for Dental Students

Author
1. Marwah Sanjay
ISBN
9788184487459
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11623_18
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
22
Author Affiliations
1. Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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Abstract

Gangrene is the macroscopic death of the tissues with superadded putrefaction. This chapter describes etiology, clinical features, clinical types, spread of gangrene and its treatment in general. Individual causes of gangrene and diseases affecting arterial system are described in detail with the help of clinical photographs, boxes, flow charts and case summaries. Important causes of arterial diseases like atherosclerosis, Buerger’s disease and diabetic gangrene are discussed in detail including pathophysiology, symptoms, method of clinical examination, investigations and treatment.

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