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- 64 Slice SIEMENS MDCT Sensation and a Siemens Somatom Plus 4 Spiral CT, 1.5 Tesla Superconducting MR system (Siemens Magnetom Symphony 1.5T, 1000 MA DSA system (Siemens Polystar) with tilting table and C Arm, Colour Doppler
- Operating Microscope
- Endovenous laser ablater
- State of the art operation theatre with Argon Plasma Coagulator, Harmonic scalpel, laparoscopic facilities etc.
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| List of procedures |
- Diagnostic CT Angiography, Magnetic Resonance Angiography and conventional transarterial digital subtraction angiography
- Balloon angioplasty (stretching the blood vessel using a balloon), stenting (inserting a metal tube into the artery to keep it open) and thrombolysis (dissolving the clots in the artery in recent blocks) are all done by puncturing the skin under local anaesthesia.
- Bypass surgery
- Some of the common surgeries we perform are as follows:
aorto-femoral bypass, ilio-femoral bypass, femoral-popliteal bypass and femoro distal bypass. Extra anatomic bypasses like axillo femoral, or femoro femoral bypasses maybe required in some cases.
- If the veins in the leg are required for the bypass, we use the key-hole technique to minimise the cut in the leg.
- Catheter directed thrombolysis
This involves inserting a catheter into a artery or vein filled with clots and infusing agents to dissolve the clots, in situations where the blockage is of short duration. This is an attempt to avoid major surgeries in an emergency situation.
- Aortic Aneurysm – abdominal and thoraco-abdominal- open surgical repair
Open repair under general anaesthesia takes between 2-4 hours and involves opening the aneurysm or the dilated sac like portion in the artery and stitching a synthetic tube called “graft” into it. It is a major operation and the risk of death due to the operation is approximately 1 in 20.
- Aortic aneurysms- Endoluminal repair (stent graft) Endoluminal Repair involves inserting a tube through a cut in the groin into the aneurysm thus preventing it from bursting in future. The risk of death is probably much less with this method in comparison with the open method. Nevertheless, only 40% of AAA are suitable for this sort of repair. Additionally the tubes (stent grafts) are extremely expensive.
- Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid stenting This involves removing the plaques from the carotid artery by open surgery or
inserting a stent in the blocked area through a small cut in the groin to prevent occurrence of major strokes.
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