For example, vascular surgeons treat patients suffering from intermittent claudication (PAD, smoker’s leg), vascular malformations (e.g. aortic aneurysm) or varicose veins. If a vessel is narrowed, for example, it can often be surgically reopened. If this is not possible, a “bypass” can help, a vascular bypass (e.g. on the heart). And vascular prostheses can be … Vascular Surgery
Visceral surgery is also called abdominal surgery. Its field of work includes diseases and injuries of the internal organs, especially the esophagus, stomach, bile ducts, small and large intestine, liver and pancreas. Operations on the thyroid gland and adrenal glands also fall within the scope of visceral surgery. For example, visceral surgeons provide surgical treatment … Visceral Surgery
The general surgeon is, in a sense, the “all-rounder” among surgeons: his field of work includes diseases, injuries and malformations in the area of the musculoskeletal system, the vessels, the thoracic cavity and the internal organs. These include, for example: Hemorrhoids Inguinal hernia Varicose veins Goiter (Struma) The general surgeon is responsible for both basic … General Surgery
