CUMC's new Endovascular Suite

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Creighton University Medical Center is a leading private research and teaching hospital staffed by a highly experienced team of physicians and scientists.

A Multidisciplinary Approach

Creighton University Medical Center offers a multidisciplinary Endovascular Program, which means that multiple vascular specialists may be conveniently available at one location, bringing their combined skills and expertise to your plan of care. This means you shouldn’t have to make multiple trips to multiple appointments on multiple days.

Advanced Technology

At Creighton University Medical Center, many endovascular procedures may be performed in the hospital’s new high-tech endovascular suite, which features boom-mounted surgical equipment vascular specialists can glide into place when needed. That means when a minimally invasive vascular procedure is performed in a modern surgical endovascular suite, the equipment is within easy reach, with practically no motion of the surgical team wasted. In addition, in the unlikely event a simple endovascular procedure becomes more complex, the equipment to perform an open surgery is within reach, without need to move the patient.

The Endovascular Program at Creighton University Medical Center offers the following endovascular procedures:

• Carotid stenting
• Peripheral stenting
• Stent grafts for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) 
• Balloon angioplasty
  
  Carotid stenting is a procedure that helps prevent stroke caused by carotid artery disease, a narrowing of the artery due to a build up of plaque. A vascular surgeon inserts a small metal-mesh tube, called a stent, into a patient’s carotid artery, which is located in his or her neck. Once in place, the mesh expands, increasing blood flow in the blocked areas.
  
  Peripheral stenting increases blood flow in areas constricted by plaque due to peripheral artery disease. A stent is placed in the in blood vessels outside the heart and brain to increase blood flow in areas constricted by plaque.
  
  Stent grafts for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) involve the placement of a fabric and metal tube (a stent graft) inside the aorta, the largest artery in the body, at the site of an aneurysm – a bulging and weakening of the blood vessel. This stent graft strengthens the weakened aorta, allowing blood to flow through the area unimpeded.
  
  Stent grafts for thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) are similar to stent grafts for AAAs, but are designed to treat aneurysms that occur in the part of the aorta that runs through a person’s chest.
  
  Balloon angioplasties are procedures in which a vascular surgeon inflates a small balloon inside a narrowed blood vessel, widening it to improve blood flow.

Minimally Invasive Surgery

The Endovascular Program at Creighton University Medical Center offers endovascular procedures using minimally invasive techniques. Compared to traditional open procedures, endovascular procedures offer many benefits, including:

• Less pain
• Smaller scars
• Faster recovery times
• Faster surgery
• Local or regional anesthesia instead of general anesthesia
• Reduced need for blood products
• Less stress on the heart
• Reduced risk of mortality

An Academic Medical Center

Our physicians are on the faculty of Creighton University School of Medicine, where they may lead or participate in clinical trials. This means Creighton University Medical Center endovascular patients may have early access to new and innovative treatments, some of which may not be available at other hospitals.