Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Adds Outpatient Procedure to Treat Painful Veins New Light-Based System
Monday, December 13, 2004
New Brunswick, NJ – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital offers a new painless and minimally invasive procedure to remove unsightly varicose veins. Surgeons at the Vascular Center of New Jersey at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital can remove the veins in one treatment in an outpatient setting, allowing sufferers of painful varicose veins to get back on their feet quickly.
“Minimally invasive approaches make what was once a time-consuming procedure easier and less painful for the patient,” states Dr. Alan Graham, Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Vascular surgeons at RWJUH are now using a new light-based system that illuminates the vein to enable a quicker and easier removal through small incisions.
“Because the veins are more easily seen by the surgeon, they are completely removed, meaning better results,” says vascular surgeon Lucy Sun Brevetti, MD, of the Vascular Center of New Jersey. “Just as important, it can be done on an outpatient basis.”
Veins are responsible for returning blood from the body to the heart for recirculation. In doing so, the veins in the legs need to work against gravity. This is accomplished through muscle, vein walls and valves located in the veins. Varicose veins occur when the valves in the veins malfunction, impeding the flow of blood, and causing the veins to become enlarged, or twisted.
Click here for more information on The Vascular Center of New Jersey, or call (732) 235-7816. Appointments may also be made at the Monroe office at (609) 860-0326.
About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Selected as one of four hospitals nationwide to offer the world's first self-contained implantable artificial heart, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.rwjuh.edu) is a 600-bed academic medical center and the principal hospital of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. Robert Wood Johnson is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care in medicine. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, and women's and children's care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.bmsch.org). The hospital is also a Level 1 Trauma Center and serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.
The hospital has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the nation for both heart and heart surgery and respiratory disorders, according to U.S.News & World Report's 2008 ranking of "America's Best Hospitals." The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer has rated Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital among the nation's best comprehensive cancer centers. The Leapfrog Group rated Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as one of the 50 exceptional U.S. hospitals, as published in Consumers Digest magazine. Harvard University researchers, in a study commissioned by The Commonwealth Fund, identified Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation for clinical quality. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is also a recipient of the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence for more than 10 consecutive years.
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