Dr. med. Lars Kock
Chief Physician, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Albertinen Cardiovascular Center
The aim of vascular surgery is to eliminate circulatory disorders caused by constrictions or occlusions of blood vessels, as well as precautionary treatment of bulging of the main arteries, known as aneurysms.
Minimally invasive endovascular procedures, which allow vessels to be "repaired from the inside", play an increasingly important role in vascular medicine. According to interdisciplinary approaches, these gentle methods are increasingly applied if they prove to be medically useful, even in advanced diseases. For this purpose, the AngioSuite is available in radiology as well as the operating room for more complex procedures and so-called hybrid procedures, in which open operations on the vascular system are combined with endovascular procedures. Around 1,000 operations are performed each year.
The Albertinen Hospital cooperates closely with the radiology department. We also work closely with the anesthesia and intensive care, cardiology, cardiac surgery, and neurology department to diagnose illnesses and – during the period around the operation – to achieve the best possible results for our patients.
Chronic circulatory disorders of the legs
Aneurysms
Dissections
Aortic syndrome
Constrictions/closures of the carotid arteries
Varicose vein surgery
Port implantation
Uncomplicated angioplasty and stent implantation in case of vasoconstriction
Balloon angioplasty
Shelling out of the pulmonary arteries (thrombolectomy/embolectomy and patching)
Bypass
Intravenous therapy with substances to promote blood circulation
CT-controlled spinal cord blockage
Surgical thrombolectomy or embolectomy
Open replacement of diseased parts of the abdominal and pelvic arteries by tube or Y prosthesis, possibly including arterial implantation
Insertion of sheathed vascular prostheses (stent grafts)
Vagination plastics (eversion carotid endarterectomy)
Chief Physician, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Albertinen Cardiovascular Center