Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau's Vascular Service consists of a team of Vascular surgeons based in Auckland and clinical nurse specialists based in Northland. Surgeons travel regularly to provide Vascular clinics at Whangārei Hospital. Some Vascular conditions can be assessed and managed by nurse specialists and are able to be provided at all Northland hospital locations.
What is Vascular Surgery?
Vascular surgery is the branch of surgery that involves the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the vessels that carry blood away from (arteries) and back to (veins) your heart.
Vascular disorders include blockages and narrowings of the vessels, abnormal swellings of the vessels (aneurysm) or vessel malfunctions.
The disease processes involved in vascular disorders often involve other body systems and your treatment may therefore require the combined efforts of other medical specialists such as radiologists and general physicians.