The 3rd Vascular Surgery Clinic, under the direction of Vascular Surgeon Dr. Ioannis Tsagos, MD, MSc, PhD(c), aims to treat vascular diseases using the most advanced minimally invasive methods, namely endovascular procedures.
Endovascular procedures aim to provide safer treatment, faster recovery, and optimal cosmetic results in almost all vascular diseases affecting the aorta, arteries, or veins. These procedures allow treatment without surgical incisions and utilize modern devices such as stents, balloons, and other specialized instruments. They minimize the need for blood transfusion in major procedures and reduce the length of hospital stay.
At the same time, the clinic’s vascular surgery team also utilizes the advantages of open (conventional) vascular surgery, as well as the combination of different methods (hybrid procedures), whenever this is beneficial for the patient, achieving equally excellent results.
Indicative Treatments
- Aortic Diseases
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Thoracoabdominal aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Arterial Diseases
- Lower limb arterial stenosis (Peripheral arterial disease)
- Diabetic foot
- Carotid artery stenosis
- Management of acute limb ischemia
- Aneurysms of visceral vessels (e.g. splenic artery) and peripheral vessels (e.g. popliteal artery)
- Stenosis of visceral vessels (abdominal angina)
- Renal artery stenosis (resistant hypertension)
- Erectile disorders (vascular erectile dysfunction)
- Nutcracker Syndrome
- Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
- Adventitial cystic disease
- Arteriovenous fistulas
- Venous Diseases
- Venous insufficiency - Varicose veins
- Deep vein thrombosis (acute/chronic)
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
- Post-thrombotic stenosis / Post-thrombotic syndrome
- May–Thurner Syndrome
- Superior / inferior vena cava syndrome
- Techniques for patients with kidney disease
- Creation of an arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis patients using an endovascular method
- Creation of a conventional arteriovenous fistula
- Placement of specialized permanent or temporary hemodialysis catheters
- Other Treatments
- First rib resection (Thoracic Outlet Syndrome)
- Placement of central venous lines
- Placement of specialized long-term catheters (PICC or port-a-cath) for home care or chemotherapy administration
- Embolization of arterial, venous, or complex hemangiomas
- Conservative management of vascular diseases
The team of the 3rd Vascular Surgery Clinic manages emergency cases and collaborates closely with selected specialists from other medical fields in the treatment of complex cases. In addition, the extensive experience of the team members enables the effective management of complications from previous procedures that require a second opinion.