Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system (i.e. arteries, veins & lymphatic system) are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction.
Treating a Wide Range of Vascular and Lymphatic Conditions
- Aneurysm
- Carotid artery disease
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Lymphedema
- Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
- Varicose veins & ulcers
Our vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists offer the latest, minimally invasive techniques for endovascular surgery, such as:
- Ablation: Use of intense heat to seal off varicose veins
- Artery bypass: Use of a graft (plastic tube or section of blood vessel from the patient’s body) to reroute blood flow around a section of blocked artery
- Baloon angioplasty and stenting: Inflation of a tiny balloon at the end of the catheter to open narrowed or blocked arteries, often with a stent (tiny wire mesh tube) that is implanted to keep the artery open
- Blood clot procedures: Removal of a large blood clot or injection of medications that dissolve the clot
- Carotid endarterectomy: Removal of plaque in neck arteries that carry blood to the brain
- Embolization: Use of medications or synthetic substances to block blood flow to a small, specific area to treat aneurysms, vascular malformations, or cancerous or noncancerous tumors
- Exclusion: Repair of an aneurysm by blocking off the weakened section of artery and rerouting blood flow
- Vena cava filter placement: Implantation of a filter in the vena cava, the body’s largest vein, to prevent blood clots from getting into the lungs