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Treatments Overview Articles

Aneurysm in the brain
Because symptoms often do not appear until bleeding occurs, a ruptured cerebral aneurysm is an emergency condition when it is discovered. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms and prevent further bleeding. Lowering blood pressure can reduce...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 14, 2006

Specific Treatments Articles

Cerebral Aneurysm Repair
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
Endovascular embolization is a procedure that utilizes chemical agents or metallic coils to stop bleeding and treat aneurysms or brain tumors. Purpose The purpose is either to cut off blood supply or to fill a sac (also creating a thrombus).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Endovascular embolization
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.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 8, 2007
Endovascular Stent Surgery
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 deposits, calcium deposits, and scar tissue) in the arteries, a condition called atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). The surgeon may recommend the placement of an endovascular stent, a small wire-mesh tube that surgeons call a scaffold, in an affected artery.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Aortic Aneurysm Repair
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. Purpose Aortic aneurysm repair is performed when a portion of the aorta has become dilated as a result of medionecrosis in the ascending aorta or atherosclerosis in the arch and descending segments.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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