Gangrene Treatment in Pune | Dr Hemant Chaudhari
Gangrene
Peripheral Vascular Disease (Gangrene/ long-standing nonhealing foot wound) -
- Gangrene is blackening of toes/foot/leg/hand due to decreased blood flow because of old blocks in blood vessels. Dr. Hemant Chaudhri is provide one of the best Gangrene Treatment in Pune.
- Any wound or gangrene requires adequate blood flow for healing. So, just cleaning of wound or cutting gangrenous part will not be sufficient and would rather result in bigger wound/ spreading of gangrene and ultimately loss of limb (Cutting off the limb), unless blood flow is improved.
Risk Factors
Diabetic Age > 45 years
- Hypertension
- Cardiac patients
- Smoking
Symptoms-
Gangrene/blackening of toes/fingers/foot/hand Nonhealing foot ulcers
Rest Pain-Severe pain in toes/foot disturbing sleep Pain in leg, thigh, and buttock on walking
Dr. Hemant Chaudhri is provide one of the best Gangrene Treatment in Pune.
Treatments-
Vascular surgeon being leg/hand saving surgeon, offers two modalities of treatment to increase blood supply to wound/ gangrenous limb viz. Dr. Hemant Chaudhri is provide one of the best Gangrene Treatment in Pune.
1. Angioplasty and stenting -It is advanced endovascular procedure. With single puncture in groin, wire with a balloon is passed through the blood vessel and block is opened by inflating the balloon. Sometimes stent (metal mesh) is deployed at block site. Advantages- no cuts, no pain and patient can walk from next day.
2. Open bypass surgery– Surgical procedure in which arterial blocks are bypassed with vein or artificial tube.