Vascular Surgery in Minnesota

Services

Mayo Clinic vascular surgeons treat virtually every kind of vascular disorder including:

Aortic aneurysms, aortic ulcers and dissections

• Conventional open surgery of abdominal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
• Minimal incision abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
• Endovascular abdominal and thoracic aneurysm repair with stent grafts

Acute blood clots

• Embolectomy, thrombectomy

Carotid, vertebral and aortic arch vessel disease

• Carotid endarterectomy
• Operations for carotid body tumors
• Carotid angioplasty and stenting
• Brachiocephalic artery angioplasty and stenting
• Surgical repair of subclavian and innominate artery pathology
• Vertebral artery reconstructions

Mesenteric vascular disease

• Mesenteric and celiac artery bypass
• Operations for median arcuate syndrome
• Mesenteric aneurysms

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and critical limb ischemia

• Endarterectomy and bypass
• Angioplasty and stents

Renovascular disease

• Renal artery endarterectomy and bypass
• Ex-vivo renal artery reconstructions for renal aneurysms and fibromuscular dyplasia (FMD)
• Renal artery angioplasty and stents

Thoracic outlet syndrome

• Thoracic outlet decompression/1st rib resection

Treatment of vascular infections and complications

• Surgery for vascular graft infections
• Surgery for aortoenteric and aortocaval fistulas

Varicose veins and venous ulcers

• Endovenous laser therapy (EVLT)
• Subfascial endoscopic perforator veins surgery (SEPS)
• Vein stripping, ambulatory phlebectomy
• Endovascular and open surgical reconstruction for deep vein occlusions
• Operations for deep vein valve incompetence

Venous tumors

• Surgery for primary and secondary venous tumors
• Vena cava reconstructions

Lymphedema and chylous complications

• Lymphovenous anastomosis, treatment of lymphatic reflux
• Operations for chylous ascites and chylothorax

Vascular malformations

• Surgery for Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome
• Treatment of arteriovenous fistulas

Vascular access surgery for renal failure patients

• Arteriovenous shunts, fistulas