Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

• Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques

Vascular disease is a collection of disorders of the blood vessels (arteries and veins of the circulatory system) in which blood flow is disrupted, resulting in impairment and even death. Vascular surgery is a surgical discipline that treats problems of the vascular system, including arteries, veins, and lymphatic circulation, through minimally invasive catheter techniques. Vascular surgery, on the other hand, excludes the cerebral and coronary arteries. The vascular system is the system of veins that run throughout the human body.

Endovascular surgery is a cutting-edge, minimally invasive treatment for treating abnormalities with the blood arteries, such as an aneurysm, which is a blood vessel swelling or "ballooning." To gain access to the blood vessels, a small incision near each hip is made. In a catheter, a long, narrow flexible tube, an endovascular graft, which is a unique fabric tube device framed with stainless steel self-expanding stents, is put through the arteries and positioned inside the aorta. The graft stretches and plugs the aneurysm once it is in place, preventing blood from flowing into it. The graft is permanently implanted in the aorta. Patients may not always be able to undergo routine endovascular repair. The aneurysm may be too close to crucial aorta branches, or the arteries may be too narrow or convoluted to allow the catheter used in endovascular surgery to get through. The patient has three options in these circumstances: no treatment, open surgery, or sophisticated endovascular repair.