Vascular Surgery and Endovascular
Therapy
Vascular disease
affects 8 to 12
million Americans
The effects of vascular disease, if
left untreated, can be debilitating to a
person's quality of life and even result
in the loss of a limb, stroke, renal failure
or death. The mission of the Division
of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular
Therapy is to diagnose and treat patients
with vascular disease using a combination
of traditional approaches and advanced
technological interventions such as
Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR).
"Vascular
and cardiovascular surgeons have
partnered to perform thoracoabdominal
aortic procedures with both conventional
and endovascular repair for many
years. This longstanding partnership
offers patients a more complete and
sophisticated approach for successful
outcomes."
– Ronald
M. Fairman, MD
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
& Endovascular Therapy |
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A variety of interventions for patients with
thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms
are available at Penn, where the majority
of patients requiring aortic aneurysm repair
now undergo minimally invasive stent
grafting. A therapy pioneered at Penn, stent
grafting is an excellent option for patients
whose co-morbidities place them at high
risk of complications from conventional
surgical aneurysm repair. Patients having
endovascular stent grafts typically return
home one to three days after the procedure
and can usually resume normal activities
almost immediately.
Lower Extremity Vascular Procedures
Penn offers lower extremity angioplasty and stenting procedures for severe peripheral
vascular disease (PVD) and is a national leader in clinical and FDA trials
for the treatment of the condition, including novel treatments for claudication.
Surgical procedures for PVD at Penn include minimally invasive aortoiliac and
infrainguinal interventions, including endarterectomy, vessel repair or replacement
and bypass surgery using a vein or synthetic graft. Alternatives to surgery
may include minimally invasive procedures such as balloon angioplasty, sometimes
followed by stent implantation, or other treatments.
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