Pipeline Stent, New Aneurysm Treatment at Stanford - NBC 11
NBC 11 highlights a brain aneurysm treatment offered at Stanford Hospital called the pipeline stent.
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Stanford Health Care offers all of the latest treatment options for brain aneurysm care, including microsurgical surgery techniques and minimally invasive endovascular techniques, which treat the aneurysm from inside the blood vessel using minimally invasive techniques.
Our highly experienced neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, neurologists and nurses work together to develop the right customized treatment plan for each patient's unique needs in partnership with the patient and family.
Each brain aneurysm is different and treatment is determined through careful consideration by your care team. The goal of treatment is to close off blood flow to the aneurysm to prevent the risk of hemorrhage in the safest way possible. Specific treatment for a brain aneurysm will be determined by your care team based on:
This minimally invasive approach is performed by threading a catheter through the groin into an artery and placing coils into the dome of the brain aneurysm. In some cases, the placement of a tiny tube, called a stent or a balloon is needed to ensure safe coil placement.
If the structure of the brain aneurysm is wider, then a pipeline stent will be inserted inside to reconstruct a new wall for the artery so blood cannot fill it.
During this procedure, a microsurgical clip is placed around the aneurysm in the brain to stop blood flow and left safely in place.
NBC 11 highlights a brain aneurysm treatment offered at Stanford Hospital called the pipeline stent.
It used to be impossible to treat large aneurysms in the carotid artery, like Barbara Maluo’s. Now treatment is available at Stanford with a new type of stent.
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