Vascular Surgery

Overview

STAR Hospitals takes pride in providing world-class vascular care and promotes collaboration among different specialities involved.

Vascular surgeons at STAR Hospitals are trained in the diagnosis and management of conditions affecting circulation, including disease of the arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels.

Many vascular conditions can be treated without surgery, radiology or invasive procedures. The vascular surgeon, often, acts as a deterrent to surgeries, advising patients to adopt a healthy lifestyle including a suitable diet and regular exercise.

If at all surgery is necessary, endovascular surgery is performed utilizing minimally invasive techniques. Vascular surgeons or interventional radiologists both provide these treatments such as angioplasty (widening narrowed or obstructed arteries) and insertion of stents.

For example, during angioplasty an empty and collapsed tiny balloon is inserted into narrowed areas of the vessel and inflated using water pressure to improve blood flow. A stent (a tiny metal cylinder) may also be inserted to ensure the vessel remains open. The techniques aim to restore normal blood flow.

Endovascular surgery has some advantages over open surgery including shorter recovery periods both in and outside the hospital, and less pain and scarring.

Services And Facilities

Vascular surgeons at STAR Hospitals treat a wide variety of conditions including:

Aortic Aneurysms – dilation of a blood vessel, which can lead to rupture and death
Carotid Artery Disease – a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the carotid arteries that carry blood to the neck and head causing a stroke
Critical Limb Ischemia –a severe blockage in the arteries of the lower extremities which seriously reduces blood flow and in serious cases may result in limb amputation
Deep Vein Thrombosis – occurs when blood thickens in a clump that becomes solid, forming a clot
Lymphedema – swelling caused by the accumulation of fluid in the body’s tissues
Peripheral Arterial Disease – where plaque builds up in the arteries to the legs limiting the blood flow or blocking it altogether
Venous disease – where veins become abnormal or diseased, including the treatment of varicose veins laparoscopic surgery
Complex wound care management
Varicose malformation

Vascular surgery is quite varied and most operations have to be tailored to the individual patient. Urgent intervention is required for conditions such as ruptured aortic aneurysms and vascular trauma following road accidents and other accidents.

Common vascular and endovascular procedures performed by STAR Hospitals’ vascular surgeons include:

Open and Endovascular Repair of Aortic Aneurysms and Peripheral Artery Aneurysms
Balloon Angioplasty and Stenting in all vascular areas
Carotid Artery Surgery to prevent stroke – to remove the build-up of plaque
Lower Limb Revascularization – the restoration of blood flow to the legs and feet of patients with clogged arteries due to peripheral vascular disease
Limb Amputation – as a last resort when other treatments have failed
Treatment of Varicose Veins – usually using minimally invasive procedures
Diabetic Foot and Non-Healing Ulcers
AV fistula creation
Fistula Salvage
Fistuloplasty
AV fistula creation
Central vein angioplasty
All sorts of Dialysis Access