CMCH celebrates 200 endovascular surgeries

Coimbatore: The department of vascular surgery of the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is celebrating 200 endovascular surgeries since its inception in 2019.
Endovascular surgeries become essential when patients develop blocks in blood supply to hands, legs and intestine. “We do diagnostic angiograms to identify these blocks and remove them.After the scarless surgery, patients are able to resume daily activities within two days,” said department head Dr K Rajesh.
“Endovascular procedures are suitable for elderly people with heart diseases for whom open surgeries are life threatening. These blocks are removed by angioplasty and stenting procedures permanently in order to establish blood supply to hands and legs throughout the life,” the doctor said.
The procedure would cost more than Rs 3 lakh in private hospitals. “But it is done free in CMCH under CM’s health insurance scheme,” said CMCH dean A Nirmala.