15/12/2020 – Establishment of the 1st Vascular Surgery Department at IASO Thessalias
IASO Thessalias committed to its mission to provide high quality integrated healthcare services, proceed to the establishment of the 1st Vascular Surgery Department, under the direction of the Vascular Surgeon Mr. Nektarios Galanis, ΜD, PhD, Εν. Surg (DGG) and with the Registrars Vascular Surgeons Mr. Ioannis Tzormpatzoglou and Mr. Dimitrios Tsinas.
It is a departmentof high standards, which because of the multiannual experience of its specialized and qualified partners and IASO Thessalias’s state-of-the-art equipment, covers the whole spectrum of vascular surgery – angiology, offering in both diagnostic and treatment level the most valid and complete services.
Diagnostic Services
- Vascular Ultrasound (doppler/triplex)
- Walk Test
- Computer Tomography Angiography (CTA)
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
- Digital Subtraction Angiography (DAS), allowing direct angioplasty (balloon/ stent)
Treatment Options
Endovascular Surgeries/ Repair (angioplasty -> balloon /stent)
- of carotid arteries
- of upper and lower extremities
- of abdominal and thoracic aorta
- of splanchnic arteries
- of deep venous system
- of hemodialysis’ fistulas
Open Arterial Surgeries
- Peripheral artery bypass
- Carotid endarterectomy usually under local anesthesia
- Replacement of abdominal aorta and iliac artery in case of aortic and iliac aneurysm or obliterating vascular disease
- Embolectomy in the case of acute occlusion of the vessels
- Establishment and repair of arteriovenous communications for hemodialysis (fistula)
Hybrid Surgical Procedures
- Open and endovascular combined procedures
Varicose veins treatment, commonly known as phlebitis
- Classic open procedure
- Minimally invasive and bloodless procedures
- Laser
- Radiofrequency (RF)
- Endovascular glue
In case that there is no surgical or operational indication, the experienced doctors undertake advisory role and are next to their patients with maintenance treatment and regular monitoring for as long as it is needed.
The scientific group of the 1st Vascular Surgery Department together with the experienced nursing staff of IASO Thessalias contribute to the successful performance of extremely demanding vascular surgeries in compliance with all international safety standards and requirements and offer to patients the most initiative therapies and solutions for all venous and arterial diseases.
