Vascular Surgery is the discipline that deals with the diagnosis and management of diseases of the arterial, venous, and lymphatic systems of the peripheral vascular system. Treatment can encompass medical management, endovascular diagnosis and treatment, or operative interventions.

Endovascular Surgery involves the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the arteries and veins using minimally invasive techniques, typically using balloons and stents placed through needle punctures rather than invasive operations.

The elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms is a lifesaving endeavor in most cases, and advances in surgical techniques and critical care medicine have allowed surgeons to lower the associated mortality rate for an open surgical repair to the range of four percent. Nevertheless, the operation remains a formidable undertaking for the patient at any age and any state of preoperative health. Further-more, there are individuals for whom the procedure cannot be performed because of concurrent medical problems such as unstable coronary artery disease, ventricular dysfunction, and chronic pulmonary disease...

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