Vascular surgery

Vascular surgery
Open infrarenal aortic repair model
ICD-9-CM38-39
MeSHD014656
OPS-301 code5-38...5-39

Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which vascular diseases involving the arteries, veins, or lymphatic vessels, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiovascular surgery where it refined the management of just the vessels, no longer treating the heart or other organs. Modern vascular surgery includes open surgery techniques, endovascular (minimally invasive) techniques and medical management of vascular diseases - unlike the parent specialities. The vascular surgeon is trained in the diagnosis and management of diseases affecting all parts of the vascular system excluding the coronaries and intracranial vasculature. Vascular surgeons also are called to assist other physicians to carry out surgery near vessels, or to salvage vascular injuries that include hemorrhage control, dissection, occlusion or simply for safe exposure of vascular structures.[1]

  1. ^ Hemingway, Jake F.; Desikan, Sarasijhaa; Dasari, Mohini; Tran, Cuong; Hoffman, Rachel; Gobble, Alexandra; Spurlock, Aaron; Singh, Niten; Quiroga, Elina; Tran, Nam; Starnes, Benjamin W. (2021). "Intraoperative consultation of vascular surgeons is increasing at a major American trauma center". Journal of Vascular Surgery. 74 (5): 1581–1587. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.065. PMID 34022381. S2CID 235126667.