Vascular problems can be serious, sometimes causing critical complications. Fortunately, there are sophisticated surgical approaches to treating them.
Peripheral artery disease can narrow and harden the arteries, restricting the flow of blood from the heart. If it is caught early enough, vascular surgeons can draw from a toolbox of treatments.
Endovascular neurosurgery is less invasive than more traditional surgical techniques.
Those bulging, knotted blue veins that appear in your legs, called varicose veins, rarely lead to health problems.
An aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulge along the wall of the aorta, the body's largest artery.
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is when blood vessels not located near the heart or brain narrow, inhibiting blood flow and causing pain.
To undergo dialysis, patients need a surgical procedure to create an access point for the dialysis machine. An AV fistula is the most common access point.