Complex open vascular surgery skills and experience are becoming a lost art in Singapore having been replaced by endovascular solutions as first line treatment for the majority of vascular diseases today such as peripheral artery disease 和 静脉曲张治疗. Dr Tang and Dr Wong from the VEC are two senior vascular specialists who can truly do both forms of vascular and endovascular surgery having trained in the renowned UK NHS system, learning and performing complex open vascular surgery on a daily basis for 10-12 years and then undergoing dedicated vascular fellowships to hone their endovascular skills.
本周早些时候，他们从鹰阁医院繁忙的日程中抽出时间前往盛港医院，帮助一位血管顾问同事进行一项不寻常的手术，修复一个不适合血管内支架植入术的 4 厘米大肝动脉瘤。在建立近端和远端控制后切除动脉瘤，并使用从腹股沟反向的大隐静脉导管进行脾肝旁路手术。很高兴地报告，病人正在顺利康复。
Tang 医生和 Wong 医生坚信为下一代血管专家进行培训和继续血管教育，他们在离开私人诊所执业之前分别在新加坡中央医院和新加坡国立大学医院担任公共服务期间培训了多名血管外科医生。
