Treated Vascular Disorders

Extensive education and dedicated training have allowed our physicians to become experts in their field. Their focus is to work as partners to assist primary care physicians in managing the patient's overall health. Attention is focused on assessing, diagnosing, and treatment of vascular disease. In addition to vascular diseases, surgical expertise is often needed in caring for a number of other medical conditions.

The most commonly seen vascular diseases and possible treatment options include the following:

Disease	Potential treatment
Carotid Artery Diseases Cerebrovascular insufficiency Stroke Vertebrobasilar insufficiency Transient ischemic attack (TIA) See: Patient information on the Vascular Web	• Carotid artery endarterectomy • Carotid stenting • Stroke medical management
Aneurysms Aortic aneurysm Ruptured aneurysm False aneurysm Thoracic aneurysm See: www.sirweb.org/patPub/patientsAndPublic.shtml or Patient information on the Vascular Web	• Open aneurysm repair • Aortic stenting • Aortic endograft
Peripheral Vascular Disease Peripheral arterial disease Arterial insufficiency Tired leg Leg ulcers Leg cramps Intermittent claudication www.vdf.org See: www.pletal.com www.pvss.org www.scvir.org www.svmb.org	• Medication management • Smoking cessation program • Exercise therapy • Abdominal Angiograms • Angioplasty • Leg bypass • Wound management • Coagulation therapy • Amputation
Varicose Veins/Vein Disorders Venous insufficiency Leg swelling/lymphedema Chronic leg ulcers Deep vein thrombosis Post-phlebitic syndrome Spider veins See: www.lymphnet.org	• Vein stripping • Compression stocking therapy • Filter placement
Renal Vascular Disease Renal failure	• Arteriovenous graft • Arteriovenous fistula • Peritoneal dialysis catheter • Hemodialysis catheter
Diabetes Diabetic foot ulcer Diabetic neuropathy See: www.diabetes.org or www.preventdiabetes.com	• Wound management • Medication therapy • Foot wear therapy • Limb sparing procedures • Amputation

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Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine