Vascular Surgery

Vascular Surgery is a specialty area that is dedicated to the treatment of patients with diseases affecting the arteries and veins of the circulatory system.

Our Surgeons

Fletcher Allen's team of highly skilled vascular surgeons are devoted to the treatment of diseases of the vascular system. All surgeons are fully certified by the American Board of Surgery with special qualifications in Vascular Surgery. They are experts in the diagnosis as well as the therapies for peripheral vascular disease.

Conditions

Among the conditions that our vascular surgeons treat include:

• Blockages in the neck arteries that can cause strokes.
• Blockages in the leg arteries that can lead to serious debilitation, usually seen as pain or aching in the legs with walking.
• Aneurysms of the aorta and its branches - balloon-like expansion of arteries (like a bubble on a tire) which can be life threatening.
• Chronic disorders of the veins in your legs, known as chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins. While sometimes a cosmetic problem, these can also be painful and sometimes lead to ulcer formation.
• Compressed blood vessels or nerves in the thoracic outlet — the space between your collarbone (clavicle) and your first rib — which cause pain in your shoulders and neck and numbness in your fingers.
• Other blockages in the arteries of the body which can lead to:

          o Inability to eat and gain weight (Mesenteric Occlusive Disease)
          o High blood pressure (Renal Artery Hypertension)
             
Treatment

Fletcher Allen offers the full scope of surgical treatment for vascular disease including:

• Minimally invasive or percutaneous techniques (stenting, angioplasty)
• Traditional surgical therapies (bypass, endarterectomy or removal of plaque, and aneurysm repair).
• Treatment of chronic lower extremity ulcers due to diseases of the veins (thrombosis, phlebitis)