Tag Raj Parekh MD

Major vascular surgery

1 What are some examples of major vascular surgery? Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR): stents passed through an artery (usually femoral) and guided to the aorta via fluoroscopy without operating directly on the aorta. Open aortic surgery: direct repair of the…

Laparoscopic surgery

1 What are the benefits of minimally invasive procedures? Improvements in scope technology have allowed many procedures to be performed without large surgical incisions, affording the patient rapid recovery of function, less postoperative pain and analgesic requirements, improved postoperative pulmonary…