Vascular surgery

Our vascular surgery division is one of the largest vascular surgery units in Europe and a leading actor in Finland.

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Basic-level venous surgery in the Helsinki metropolitan area and demanding surgical and endovascular treatment of arterial diseases throughout the HUS region have been centralized in our unit.

In addition, we treat patients from the specific catchment area of the hospital districts of Kymenlaakso and South Karelia, as well as for certain special procedures for patients from all over Finland.

Our national special areas of expertise include:

Treatment of aortic aneurysms above the renal arterial level
Surgical treatment of inflammation of an aortic vascular graft
Surgical treatment of a carotid artery aneurysm
Treatment of critical ischemia threatening the viability of a limb of a patient with a coagulation disorder
Surgical treatment of cancer growing in the blood vessels (oncovascular surgery)
Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) where chemotherapy is administered to the limb while blood flow is separated from the rest of the body to treat extensively spread malignant melanoma.

We utilize high-quality technology, and have a state-of-the-art hybrid operating room at our disposal. We have the latest methods, proven in scientific research, available for both traditional open surgery and endovascular procedures.