Chief: Maria Grazia Bordoni

The aims of the II Vascular Surgery Unit are the prevention and cure of circulatory system diseases.

From the first visit in the clinic, to the operations performed in the day hospital, to the ward admissions and the more complicated surgery, the activities of the team are focused on the prevention and cure of all vascular diseases.

Optimization of the path from diagnosis to therapy, maximum interaction with other specialities and attention to communications with patient and relatives are the central principals of the II Vascular Surgery Unit.

For the arterial diseases, in line with the most recent international guidelines, treatment is provided for  pathologies of aorta, carotid, lower limb arteries, renal and other visceral arteries. 

Open surgery and endovascular surgery are performed for aneurysms and for the obstructive pathology of the thoracic aorta, abdominal aorta and the visceral arteries.

Operations for revascularization of the lower limb arteries are performed with surgical technique, endovascular technique or a combination of the two.

Both traditional and endovascular techniques are used for the carotid or other upper arteries.

Close collaboration with interventional radiologists has enriched the experience of both specialists, vascular surgeon and radiologist, enabling us to obtain the best results in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular pathologies.

For varicose veins the treatment is performed in the day hospital, based on an active program which has been in place for several years. Even if the stay in hospital is for a short period of time, maximum safety and assistance is provided to the patient. 

In collaboration with oncological surgeons other major venous surgeries are performed, especially those involving the cava vein.

For the patients undergoing haemodialysis with difficult vein access, we perform complex vein accesses, as agreed with colleagues of the Dialysis Unit.