Endovascular coiling helpful in saving life of brain aneurysm patients, says expert

Haemorrhagic brain stroke is a major cause of long-term disability and even death. The life-threatening medical condition leads to irreversible damage to the brain cells. However, with the emergence of advanced healthcare technologies, endovascular therapies such as aneurysm coiling and flow diversion are available 24x7 at select hospitals such as Fortis in Mohali.

A brain aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in the brain’s blood vessels. It typically forms at a weak spot where the arterial wall bulges and fills with blood. A ruptured aneurysm may result in brain damage, stroke or even death if not managed immediately.

Endovascular coiling is a minimally-invasive procedure that involves inserting a catheter into brain artery to block the aneurysm from inside. In this therapy, there is no need to open the skull, shave the head or give any blood transfusion. Entire treatment is done through advanced machines through a small hole in leg.Rs Dr Vivek Gupta

Dr Prof Gupta, said, “Endovascular coiling is a minimally-invasive procedure that involves inserting a catheter into the brain artery to block the aneurysm from inside. In this therapy, there is no need to open the skull, shave the head or give any blood transfusion. The entire treatment is done on advanced machines through a small hole in the leg. Traditional methods like open surgery involved opening up the skull and removing a bone along with handling of the brain. All this can be avoided by aneurysm coiling.”

In one instance, the team of doctors led by Dr Prof Vivek Gupta, Additional Director, Interventional Neuroradiology, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, recently saved the life of a 45-year-old woman, who was rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke for 12 hours. The CT scan of brain revealed brain haemorrhage or brain aneurysm.