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Brain Aneurysm : Treatments

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Symptoms often do not appear until bleeding (a rupture) occurs. A ruptured cerebral aneurysm is an emergency condition.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 13, 2009
Aortic aneurysm repair involves the removal of a dilated(enlarged) portion of the aorta replaced by a woven or knitted Dacron graft to continue uninterrupted blood flow through the aorta and all branch vessels.Aortic aneurysm repair is performed w...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Endovascular embolization is a procedure that utilizes chemical agents or metallic coils to stop bleeding and treat aneurysms or brain tumors.The purpose is either to cut off blood supply or to fill a sac(also creating a thrombus). Endovascular em...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Endovascular stent surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that uses advanced technology and instrumentation to treat such disorders of the circulatory system as blockage or damage to blood vessels caused by the build up of plaque(fatty...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Cerebral aneurysm repair involves corrective treatment of an abnormal blood-filled sac formed by localized expansion of an artery or vein within the brain. These sacs tend to form at the juncture between a primary vessel and a branch.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Endovascular embolization is a medical procedure to treat abnormal blood vessels in the brain and other parts of the body. It is an alternative to open surgery.Treatment- endovascular embolism; Coil embolization.A small surgical cut will be made i...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 16, 2009
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