Definition: Vascular surgery is the division of medicine specializing in treating the blood vessels of the body, with the exception of the vessels of the heart. Vascular surgeons may work to restore blood flow to an area of the body after trauma, disease or another issue damages blood vessels.

Examples:
When the diabetic patient began having trouble with blood flow to her feet, a vascular surgeon was consulted to decide if surgery would help.

Overview:

The Apollo Vascular Centre is a premier provider of a complete range of Vascular and Endovascular Surgical services in India.
It provides world-class vascular care and is dedicated to providing comprehensive and interdisciplinary care to patients. It promotes collaboration among the different specialties involved, which allows established and emerging diagnostic and therapeutic methods to be applied, improving patient-care. Among the specialties involved in the care of our vascular patients are cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology and interventional radiology.

The Vascular Center's clinical services encompass all elements of vascular care as detailed below:

• Diagnostic evaluations and medical management
  
• Non-invasive vascular testing
  
• Diagnostic angiography and endovascular therapeutics (minimally invasive procedures)
  
• Surgical care including Inpatient services and critical care
  
• Meticulous Follow-up and post – recovery rehabilitation

We offer comprehensive management of patients with a wide range of vascular surgical problems mentioned below. This is backed with effective support of a state-of-the-art non-invasive diagnostic lab and DSA lab for interventional procedures. We are performing advanced angioplasty and stenting.

Symptoms

• If you have any of the following, you should seek advice from a vascular surgeon
  
• Ache or pain in the legs, feet, thighs or buttocks that is brought on by walking or exercise
  
• Constant pain in the legs
  
• Blue or black discoloration of the toes or fingers
  
• Diabetes with ulcer or any problem in the foot.
  
• Cramps, pain, fatigue and restlessness in the legs at night
  
• Have bunch of blue lines going up on your legs
  
• Swelling in the legs
  
• Itchiness or eczema in the legs, especially with brown-grey colour on ankles
  
• Have mini strokes or have recovered from a stroke
  
• Been detected to have any problem of the aorta or any other blood vessel
  
• Any swelling in the body with pulsation (pulsatile swelling)

Treatment:

Treatment of Carotid Artery Disease to prevent Stroke:
Hardening of the arteries (Atherosclerosis) affecting the vessels in the neck can lead to strokes. Patients with carotid artery disease and stroke are treated by a team of vascular surgeon and neuro-physician dedicated to stroke prevention. We also have a certified vascular laboratory for the non-invasive assessment of the carotid arteries. Depending upon the narrowing of the carotid artery, intervention may be recommended even in patients who have not yet had a stroke. The standard proven form of treatment for this problem is an operation called carotid endarterectomy to remove the plaque. In patients who are high-risk or unsuitable for surgery a non-invasive treatment is available called carotid artery stenting with distal embolic protection.

Vascular malformations
Some patients have abnormally developed blood vessels that may be disfiguring or disabling. Our surgeons have a considerable experience in the successful & gratifying treatment of these vascular malformations (surgical, endovascular, laser & sclerotherapy)