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Brain Aneurysm Breakthrough: 100+ Saved at MCH Kozhikode
7 Jun
Summary
- Over 100 patients with brain aneurysms received life-saving treatment.
- Flow diverter treatment is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure.
- MCH Kozhikode ranks second in the state for flow diverter treatments.
Government Medical College Hospital (MCH), Kozhikode, has provided significant relief to over 100 patients grappling with brain aneurysms through advanced flow diverter treatment in recent years. This groundbreaking approach offers hope for a condition that can lead to severe bleeding and stroke.
The hospital's Department of Interventional Radiology confirmed that endovascular procedures like coiling and flow diverter treatments are now routinely performed. These sophisticated techniques bypass the need for open-skull surgery, utilizing a catheter inserted through a leg blood vessel to reach the brain.
A flow diverter, a specialized stent, is precisely placed within the affected blood vessel to normalize blood flow. This has positioned MCH Kozhikode as a prominent center for such treatments, performing the second-highest number of flow diverter procedures in the state. Additionally, the hospital has a robust history of successfully treating over 250 patients with coiling treatment.
