Angiosurgeon is a vascular surgeon. What treats an angiosurgeon and when to address it?

Many people complain about problems with blood vessels -veins and arteries. But not everyone knows what to do with such diseases and to which doctor to apply. Angiosurgeon - a specialist in blood vessels, which treats pathological diseases of veins, arteries. It is necessary to address it at the first painful attacks in the lower extremities of the body.

What does a vascular surgeon do?

Angiosurgery is an area of ​​medicine designedto eliminate negative changes in various vessels of different sizes. The doctor-angiosurgeon conducts out-patient diagnostics, prophylaxis and treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system. The doctor in detail studies the blood, lymph nodes and their diseases; selects suitable methods for diagnosis and treatment of ailments.

The main areas of work of a vascular surgeon include:

• prevention and subsequent treatment of stroke;
• aesthetic phlebology;
• examination, treatment of peripheral vascular diseases.

During the examination of the patient, the doctor studies the condition, the structure of the vessels.

What diseases helps to heal an angiosurgeon?

Vascular surgeons were able to achieve significantsuccesses in the diagnosis of lesions of the main arteries. This allowed the patient to establish an accurate diagnosis and select the most effective methods of treatment.

Angiosurgeon is a doctor who eliminates a whole complex of pathological vascular diseases:

1. Phlebothrombosis (thrombotic diseases of the arteries and veins).
2. Embolism of arteries, veins. These are pathological types that clog the lumen.
3. Varicose veins.
4. Aneurysm of the arteries, when the wall of the artery is exhausted, and on it are formed pathological protrusions in the form of "bags".
5. Atherosclerosis of the arteries.
6. Thrombophlebitis - inflammatory processes in the venous network, leading to the formation of blood clots.
7. Endarteritis obliterans - obstruction of the lumen in the arteries of the lower extremities.
8. Diabetic angiopathy.
9. Vascular malformations of congenital type.
10. Bleeding or vascular injury.
11. Benign neoplasm in the vessels.

How is treatment carried out?

Many people believe that a vascular doctor isan ordinary surgeon. In fact, these are two different doctors. It should be understood that the angio-surgeon is treating. He produces complex treatment of diseases of veins, arteries, while an ordinary surgeon can perform only a small operation on the vessel, after which the disease can retreat, but not without prejudice to the appearance of the legs.

Vascular specialists initially conduct a comprehensive diagnosis of vascular disease, and then prescribe treatment.

Angiosurgeon is a doctor who performs certain operations on vessels - veins and arteries. These are such as:

• excision of the affected area of ​​the artery with its subsequent cross-linking;
• removal of blood clots, emboli;
• replacement of the removed region of the vessel with a synthetic prosthesis - prosthetics;
• sclerosing - expansion of vessels for the purpose of introducing a special sclerosing agent;
• shunting - formation of a new bloodstream (shunt);
• Stenting - the introduction of a special stent into the lumen of the artery to expand it.

Before the beginning of any operation the vascular surgeon conducts diagnostics of the patient by one of the most suitable methods, these are:

• scanning of arteries, veins; Ultrasound of blood vessels;
• ultrasound dopplerography;
• biochemical blood test for the establishment of violations in lipid metabolism;
• establishment of homocysteine ​​levels;
• definition of blood coagulability;
• genodiagnostics.

When to contact a vascular surgeon?

If a person is concerned about frequent pain in the lowerlimbs, he needs an angio-surgeon. What this doctor is treating, you can find out at a personal visit to the doctor's office. For consultation with a specialist, it is necessary to enroll if a person begins to experience certain ailments:

• swelling, heaviness in the legs;
• on the skin of the legs there are vascular "stars";
• the subcutaneous veins widen;
• with pains, pain in the legs increases;
• there are cramps in the calf muscles;
• In the region of the shin, ulcers are formed.

To make sure of the presence of vascular diseases, you should consult a doctor with the first pain syndromes. Often, diseases of the veins and arteries occur against the background of atherosclerosis.

Modern possibilities angiosurgeons

Twenty years ago, topical diagnosticsveins, arteries was carried out with the help of angiography. This method has remained the gold standard in the diagnosis of blood vessels. But it is gradually being replaced by new methods of research, which prove their effectiveness.

A modern angiosurgeon is a doctor whouses in the diagnosis of blood vessels ultrasonic methods and duplex scanning. Along with them, magnetic resonance angiography, electron beam tomography and other methods of examination are used.

But the main thing that vascular surgeons could achieve was to establish an accurate diagnosis with auscultation, which is used for stenosis of the carotid or iliac artery.

Currently, angiosurgeons widely practice the removal of veins by a seamless method, which involves conducting an operation without incisions.