Vascular Surgery in Children

Abstract

What comprises vascular disease in children? Who is best suited to care for them? And where should this care be provided? These are the questions that spurred the creation 3 years ago of a joint national taskforce between the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS). The authors of this Viewpoint (D.H.R. and R.F.W., pediatric surgeons; J.V.W. and D.M.C., adult vascular surgeons) have had the privilege of working jointly and with a dedicated group of colleagues in both disciplines to define the scope of vascular diseases, congenital and acquired, and propose pathways for improvement in the collaborative efforts that are required to render best care in often complex cases.

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