A specific field: Vascular surgery is surgery performed on arteries and veins around the body.
Answered 1/18/2020
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Blood vessel surgery: Vascular surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abnormalities of the blood vessels. Some procedures are done with wires, catheters, balloons, stents and several other small devices through small puncture sites in the arteries. Other procedures are done in the operating room with incisions and suturing of grafts to correct blockages or aneurysms.
Answered 4/28/2016
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Vascular Surgery: Vascular surgery is a medical discipline that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and problems of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, exclusive of the heart. Interventional treatment can be both surgical and non-surgical (i.e. Catheter based and minimally invasive) and as such, make vascular surgeons uniquely qualified to provide unbiased recommendations for patients.
Answered 9/23/2016
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Vascular surgery?: a Surgical and Endovascular speciality that deals with the diseases and health of the arteries and veins.
Answered 2/20/2015
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