Vascular Surgery

                                 Vascular disease is a group of diseases of the blood vessels (arteries and veins of the circulatory system) where there is a disorder and disruption in the blood flow that can lead to disability and even death. Vascular surgery is a surgical superspecialty which involves usage of minimal-medicines to invasive catheter procedures to time consuming open surgeries, to treat the diseases of the vascular system, arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation.

The common conditions we address are

• Carotid Artery Disease

• Aneurysms

• Critical Limb Ischemia

• Chronic Venous Insufficiency

• Lymphoedema

• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

• Pulmonary Embolism

• Renal Vascular Disease

The common investigations performed are

• Arteriogram

• Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) Test

• Ultrasound Scan

• Angiography

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

• Computed Tomography Scan

• Duplex Ultrasound Scanning                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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