Vascular
surgery is a surgical specialty in which diseases of the
vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy,
minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction. The
specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery as well as minimally
invasive techniques pioneered by interventional radiology. The vascular
surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all
parts of the vascular system except those of the heart and brain.
Cardiothoracic surgeons and interventional cardiologists manage disease of
vessels of the heart. Neurosurgeons and interventional neuroradiologists
manage surgical disease of the vessels in the brain (e.g., intracranial
aneurysms).
Vascular
surgery is a surgical specialty in which diseases of the
vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy,
minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction. The
specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery as well as minimally
invasive techniques pioneered by interventional radiology. The vascular
surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all
parts of the vascular system except those of the heart and brain.
Cardiothoracic surgeons and interventional cardiologists manage disease of
vessels of the heart. Neurosurgeons and interventional neuroradiologists
manage surgical disease of the vessels in the brain (e.g., intracranial
aneurysms).