The aim of vascular surgery is to eliminate circulatory disorders caused by constrictions or occlusions of blood vessels, as well as precautionary treatment of bulging of the main arteries, known as aneurysms.

Minimally invasive endovascular procedures, which allow vessels to be "repaired from the inside", play an increasingly important role in vascular medicine. According to interdisciplinary approaches, these gentle methods are increasingly applied if they prove to be medically useful, even in advanced diseases. For this purpose, the AngioSuite is available in radiology as well as the operating room for more complex procedures and so-called hybrid procedures, in which open operations on the vascular system are combined with endovascular procedures. Around 1,000 operations are performed each year.

The Albertinen Hospital cooperates closely with the radiology department. We also work closely with the anesthesia and intensive care, cardiology, cardiac surgery, and neurology department to diagnose illnesses and – during the period around the operation – to achieve the best possible results for our patients.

Diseases

• Chronic circulatory disorders of the legs
• Aneurysms
• Dissections
• Aortic syndrome
• Constrictions/closures of the carotid arteries

Diagnostics and surgical methods

• Varicose vein surgery
• Port implantation
• Uncomplicated angioplasty and stent implantation in case of vasoconstriction
• Balloon angioplasty
• Shelling out of the pulmonary arteries (thrombolectomy/embolectomy and patching)
• Bypass
• Intravenous therapy with substances to promote blood circulation
• CT-controlled spinal cord blockage
• Surgical thrombolectomy or embolectomy
• Open replacement of diseased parts of the abdominal and pelvic arteries by tube or Y prosthesis, possibly including arterial implantation
• Insertion of sheathed vascular prostheses (stent grafts)
• Vagination plastics (eversion carotid endarterectomy)