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Vascular medicine
Vascular medicine

Vascular medicine

Vascular medicine

Vascular Medicine department provides care for patients with disease of the arteries , veins lymphatic vessels and microcirculation .

Vascular Medicine department provides care for patients with disease of the arteries , veins lymphatic vessels and microcirculation .

  • Consulting & Team

    Thromboembolic diseases (phlebitis & embolism)

    Dr Damien Lanélle, Dr Camille Pottier, Dr Josselin Croguennec, Dr Flavie Biron, Dr Bénédicte Watelet, Dr Sébastien Chausserie
    Consultation schedule

    Venous insufficiency & Varices

    Dr Damien Lanélle, Dr Camille Pottier, Dr Josselin Croguennec
    Consultation schedule

    ISCHEMY OF EFFORT & CLAUDICATION

    Dr Damien Lanélle, Dr Josselin Croguennec, Dr Sébastien Chausserie
    Consultation schedule

    Ulcers & vascular wounds

    Dr André Wu, Dr Camille Pottier, Dr Bénédicte Watelet
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    High blood pressure

    Dr Camille Pottier
    Consultation schedule

    Raynaud acrosyndromes & diseases

    Dr Damien Lanélle, Dr Camille Pottier, Dr Josselin Croguennec, Dr Bénédicte Watelet, Dr Sébastien Chausserie
    Consultation schedule

    Vascular anomalies & malformations - angiomas

    Dr Camille Pottier
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    Post-Thrombotic syndromes & venous recaluation

    Dr. Josselin Croguennec
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    Erectile dysfunction & iliac arteriopathies

    Dr. Sébastien Chausserie, Dr Mohamed Safouane
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    Vascular traps & syndromes of the thoraco-brachial parade

    Dr. Josselin Croguennec
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    Pelvic varicose veins & digestive arteriopathies

    Dr Flavie Biron, Dr Camille Pottier
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    Echo-Dopplers

    Dr Damien Lanélle, Dr Camille Pottier, Dr Josselin Croguennec, Dr Laurent Chaussovoine, Dr Flavie Biron, Dr Bénédicte Watelet, Dr Mohamed Safouane, Dr Sébastien Chausserie, Dr Olivier Cousin, Dr Murielle Becquet, Dr Jean-François Rousseau
    Consultation schedule

      Composition of service

      Team detail
    • Supported

      Service organization

      Vascular Medicine Department includes the following care sectors:

       

      • The medical consultation allows the initial assessment and follow-up of common vascular pathologies (phlebitis, acrosyndromes, arteritis, varicose veins, vascular ulcers, etc.) and rarer ones (Marfan Syndrome, Rendu-Osler Disease, Ehlers Syndrome Danlos Vascular, Buerger's disease, Fibromuscular dysplasia, ..) .
      • vascular exploration unit makes it possible to carry out the additional vascular examinations and the efforts of effort.
      • interventional unit allows the management, in dedicated rooms, varicose veins (radiofrequency, endovenous laser) .
      • programmed hospitalization unit (day hospital and week hospital) allows assessments to be carried out and hospital treatment to be instituted for the various vascular pathologies.
      • The conventional hospitalization makes it possible to take charge of urgent vascular pathologies not requiring programmable care (pulmonary embolism, distal ischemia, rare vascular diseases, etc.) .
      Vascular explorations

      Vascular complementary examinations are based on the use of echo-doppler (imaging and hemodynamic evaluation technique of large and medium caliber arteries, based on ultrasound), capillaroscopy (optical analysis technique of microcirculation), transcutaneous oximetry and non-invasive blood pressure measures.

      These examinations are most often practiced at rest but may require the realization of a vascular effort test before or during the examination.

      Supervised

      Walking supervised training is the basis of the management of peripheral arterial disease. This care is made at the CAEN CHU with the support of the Home Sport Health of the CHU and those of the region.

      Pathologies

      Atherosclerosis

      Atherosclerosis a disease affecting the arteries and characterized by the appearance of atheroma plates . It is a frequent cause of vascular accident and tissue ischemia. When it affects the abdominal aorta and the arteries that vascularize the legs we speak of arteriopathy of the lower limbs. The arteriopathy of the lower limbs presents different stadiums according to its severity with pain which first occur at walking (claudication) then at rest (pain in elongated position) and can even cause arterial ulcers .

      Dissecting diseases

      Elastic tissue diseases include a set of pathologies that can be responsible for dissection of the arteries or other skeletal, cutaneous or ocular manifestations.

      Chronic venous insufficiency

      Chronic venous insufficiency is a venous circulation disorder that affects the legs.

      The first stage of the disease is characterized by the presence of varicose veins , then swelling or edema of the ankle may appear. Then the skin takes on a brownish color. At the most advanced stage of the disease a sore may form, with difficulty in healing, which is called a varicose ulcer .

      Venous thromboembolic disease

      Venous thromboembolic disease is caused by the formation of a clot, or thrombus, in the bloodstream. Its two main forms are deep vein thrombosis or phlebitis and pulmonary embolism .

      More than 70% of pulmonary embolisms occur as a result of deep vein thrombosis, the blood clots obstructing the veins of the lower limbs migrating to the pulmonary circulation.

      Aneurysm

      An aneurysm (or aneurysm) is a dilation of the wall of an artery leading to the formation of a pocket of variable size on the arteries of small, medium or large calibers. This pocket grows gradually and can tear when the pressure becomes too great; it is the rupture of aneurysm, which is a serious complication whatever its location.

      Acrosyndrome

      Acrosyndromes are abnormalities in the circulation of the hands or feet.

      The best known acrosyndrome is Raynaud's phenomenon. It is a circulatory disorder of the extremities, characterized by a change in color of the skin which becomes white , then possibly a bluish coloration, associated with tingling and a sensation of dead fingers.

      In 80% of cases, this acrosyndrome is not related to an underlying pathology.

      During the consultation, the doctor is looking for associated signs such as joint pain, difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, thickening of the skin at the hands or wounds with fingers having trouble healing.

      Explorations can be prescribed: a perungueal capillaroscopy, a blood test to eliminate secondary causes. Possibly an arterial echodoppler and a digital pressure measurement can be useful.

       

       

    • Competence centers

      Rare vascular diseases with systemic damage

      Diseases of the lymphatic network & lymphoedema

      Family hemorrhagic telangiectasia & rendering diseases

      Marfan Aorta & Syndromes

      Rare dissecting arterial diseases & aneurysmal

       

      Rare Disease Competence Center
      Rare Disease Competence Center
      Structure

    Locate / contact service

    Vascular medicine

    Côte de Nacre Hospital

    Avenue de la Côte de Nacre CS 30001 14033 Caen Cedex 9

    Vascular medicine

    Service Secretariat


    Level GPS accessCar park HallE-mail
    Vascular consultations and explorations
    Côte de Nacre Tower
    Level : 1
    GPS access: Côte de Nacre
    Car Park: Car Park 2
    North Entrance Côte de Nacre
    Conventional hospitalization
    Côte de Nacre Tower
    Level : 19
    GPS Access: Main
    Car Park: Car Park 1
    Main Entrance of Caen Normandy University Hospital
    Scheduled hospitalization UMA
    Côte de Nacre Tower
    Level : 15
    GPS Access: Main
    Car Park: Car Park 1
    Main Entrance of Caen Normandy University Hospital
    Ambulatory Surgery Unit
    Côte de Nacre Tower
    Level : 5
    GPS Access: Main
    Car Park: Car Park 1
    Main Entrance of Caen Normandy University Hospital