Vascular surgery: Repairing damaged vessels, restoring blood flow

At UW Health, our vascular surgeons care for adults and children with these common and complex conditions. We manage aortic, carotid artery, mesenteric and peripheral artery disorders. We use minimally invasive and open surgery techniques to take care of chronic and emergent conditions.

There are many types of vascular surgery. They include bypass, clot removal and widening of a blood vessel using a stent and strengthening the path for blood flow in an enlarged artery. Our specialists use advanced tools to perform these delicate operations.

We use minimally invasive techniques whenever possible. These give you a faster recovery time and less pain.

Conditions we treat

At UW Health, we provide vascular surgery to treat many conditions. These include:

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm

• Aortic aneurysm

• Aortic dissection

• Aortic valve disease

• Carotid artery disease

• Chronic critical limb ischemia

• Compartment syndromes

• High blood pressure (hypertension)

• Peripheral vascular disease

• Renal artery disease

• Thoracic abdominal aneurysm

• Thoracic aortic aneurysm

• Varicose veins

• Vascular diseases

• Venous thrombosis

Careful evaluation to choose the right surgical technique

You’ll talk with your vascular care team about the right treatment plan for you. Your doctor looks at how medicine and exercise treatments have been working. Your doctor may order lab tests to help make a decision about surgery.

Your team consults with other specialists in cardiovascular care, imaging, neurology, physical therapy and rehabilitation to coordinate the best care plan for you.

Our doctors test new surgical techniques and vascular devices. Our research and clinical trials give you access to many innovative treatments.

Treatments we offer include: