Dr. Charles Abe Andersen
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
9040-A Fitzsimmons Ave. Madigan Army Medical Tacoma WA, 98431About
Dr. Charles Andersen is a vascular surgeon practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Andersen specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Andersen diagnoses and treats vascular diseases and performs vasular surgeries. Common conditions that a vascular surgeon treats are aneurysms, atherosclerosis and varicose veins. Vascular specialists might also treat trauma, venous ulcers, poor leg circulation, peripheral arterial disease and other vascular-related issues.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intraoperative duplex ultrasonography as an adjunct to technical excellence in 100 consecutive carotid endarterectomies.
- Intraoperative use of isosulfan blue in the treatment of persistent lymphatic leaks.
- Focused high-risk population screening for carotid arterial stenosis after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.
- The impact of an interventional vascular specialty team on institutional endovascular aneurysm repair outcomes.
- Pitfalls in imaging: differentiating intravagal and carotid body paragangliomas.
- The significance of incidental thyroid abnormalities identified during carotid duplex ultrasonography.
- Functional outcome after blunt and penetrating carotid artery injuries: analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank.
- Rapid high-volume population screening for three major risk factors of future stroke: phase I results.
- Application of the Mangled Extremity Severity Score in a combat setting.
- C-reactive protein level and traditional vascular risk factors in the prediction of carotid stenosis.
- Ultrasound-guided access improves rate of access-related complications for totally percutaneous aortic aneurysm repair.
- Retrograde stent-graft angioplasty of superficial femoral artery occlusion in a claudicant.
- Functional and survival outcomes in traumatic blunt thoracic aortic injuries: An analysis of the National Trauma Databank.
- Diabetic limb preservation: defining terms and goals.
- Preserving functional capacity as opposed to tissue preservation in the diabetic patient: a single institution experience.
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