Surgical Procedures
Vascular surgeons at Stanford Hospital & Clinics have helped lead the transition from big, open procedures to minimally invasive, endovascular approaches that are safer for patients.
Our physicians perform more than 1,000 surgical procedures per year. We have wide range of expertise.
- Carotid endartectomy
- Surgery of the abdominal and thoracic aorta, including:
- Aortic aneurysm repair
- Endovascular stent grafts for aneurysms
- Aorto-iliac and femoral bypass
- Reoperative aortic surgery
- Surgery for occlusive disease, including lower-extremity revascularization for claudication and limb salvage, as well as:
- Aortofemoral bypass
- Minimally invasive techniques
- Reversed an in situ bypass
- Pedal bypass
- Cryopreserved vein bypass
- Thrombolysis and transcatheter techniques
- Redo and end-stage limb salvage procedures
- Thoracic outlet surgery
- Mesenteric revascularization (acute and chronic)
- Creation of dialysis access shunts
- Placement of dialysis lines
- Extra-anatomic bypass
- Operative angioplasty and atherectomy
Specialists also enjoy close communication and share a particular interest in the following:
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Aneurysmal and arterial occlusive disease
- Use of new, minimally invasive treatments
At Stanford we achieve non-invasive diagnosis via color duplex imaging of the carotid, aorta, visceral, and femoral arterial systems, as well as non-invasive physiologic testing.
For advanced diagnostic imaging we use high-speed spiral CT as well as MRI angiography, which allows quantitative flow measurements.
Focused digital angiography permits interventional radiologists to treat specific lesions using angioplasty, atherectomy, and intravascular stents.
We also offer thrombolysis and stenting of the venous system.
Vascular surgeons provide surgical and transcatheter therapies for a variety of vascular problems, including :
- Vertebrobasilar insufficiency
- Acute and chronic aortic dissections
- Thoracoabdominal aneurysms
- Renovascular hypertension
- Thrombotic and vasospastic disorders
- Dialysis access
- Thoracic outlet compression
- Varicose veins and venous insufficiency
Related Services
- Angioscopy
- Intravascular ultrasound
- Advanced imaging capabilities in the operating theater