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
Sclerotherapy is the technical term for the induced and targeted formation of thrombus or sclerus during treatment with subsequent remodeling of the connective tissue. The medical term goes back to the Greek word “skleros”, which is translated as “hard”. Sclerotherapy results in artificial obliteration (hardening) of the treated tissue and vessels. The hardening or sclerotherapy … Sclerotherapy: Treatment, Effect & Risks
Vascular surgery eliminates disorders and diseases of the blood vessels, for example, vascular stenosis or varicose veins through the conservative (non-invasive) or surgical therapies. It is a subspecialty of surgery. A commonly performed operation to eliminate vascular disorders is the placement of bypasses and vascular prostheses. What is vascular surgery? Vascular surgery is concerned with … Vascular Surgery: Treatment, Effect & Risks
