Operative Anatomy of the Heart
Operative Anatomy of the Heart covers unique data and artwork on the morphological description of cardiovascular surgery and surgical procedure. Topics covered include the entire anatomy of the human chest. &
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Operative Anatomy of the Heart
D. Berdajs · M.I. Turina
Operative Anatomy of the Heart With 948 Figures in 1070 Parts Illustrations by Gudrun and Adrian Cornford
Denis Berdajs, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV Rue du Bugnon 46 Lausanne 1011 Switzerland Prof. Marko I. Turina, MD University Hospital Zürich Haldenbach 18 CH-8091 Zürich Switzerland
ISBN 978-3-540-69227-0
eISBN 978-3-540-69229-4
DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-69229-4 Springer-Verlag Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010937434 ˇ Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from SpringerVerlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudio Calamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Prior to surgical procedures, the importance of the anatomy is often underestimated, and this despite the fact, that precise anatomical preparation during surgery is usually the safest route towards a successful outcome. There are a number of reasons that can explain the superiority of anatomical preparation in surgery. First of all, anatomical preparation per definition respects the grown structures in specific spaces with determined borders, thus permitting the definition of specific landmarks, more noble structures, and dependant territories. Respecting these known anatomical boundaries allows to avoid unnecessary tissue damage during and/or after the procedure and thus, impacts directly short and long term outcome. Nowadays it is a routine to check prior to a surgical procedure, whether the anatomy of a specific location or a patient respectively is normal, or if there are anomalies, and/or pathological structures. However, in order to assess the anatomy in a specific case, one has to know what the most frequent anatomical landscape looks like, and whether, effectively in a given situation the anatomy is standard or different. For a better understanding of the issues
