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.
Vascular problems can be serious, sometimes causing critical complications. Fortunately, there are sophisticated surgical approaches to treating them.
Those bulging, knotted blue veins that appear in your legs, called varicose veins, rarely lead to health problems.
An IVC is a special basket-like filter to trap blood clots. It can be inserted into the inferior vena cava to prevent pulmonary embolism, but it is important to remove IVC filters as soon as they’re no longer needed to reduce long-term complications.
Endovascular neurosurgery is less invasive than more traditional surgical techniques.
Aortic aneurysms are "silent killers." These balloon-like bulges in the body's main artery can grow quietly until they rupture. But early diagnosis of an aneurysm can save your life.
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.
Soft tissue sarcomas are cancerous tumors that form in the cells that make up the body’s connective tissues. Surgery is a common treatment.