Vascular surgery

Vascular surgery is a medical specialty. It includes the conservative, endovascular or surgical treatment of blood vessels, often by applying Gefäßbypässen in peripheral arterial occlusive disease or prosthetic implant in aneurysms. For vascular surgery, the surgical treatment of the brain arteries leading part in atherosclerosis for stroke prophylaxis. In addition, in vascular surgery shunts are created. These refer to a short-circuit connection between artery and vein of the dialysis is then carried out.

After the pattern further education regulations of the Federal Medical Specialists in the vascular surgery must also master " operations on the venous system ." Phlebology is concerned as additional training with the leg veins.