A New Way to Treat Brain Aneurysms

When a brain aneurysm ruptures, blood flow to critical areas of the brain can be interrupted, leading to tissue death - and depending on the size and location, it can be life threatening. A precise, minimally-invasive approach to treating the most difficult brain aneurysms was recently approved for use in the United States, and this video documents the first procedures with this device to be performed in Connecticut. A new endovascular technology, the WEB (Woven EndoBridge) Device is navigated through catheters from blood vessels in the leg up into the brain. “It’s a little woven basket that can be deployed inside the aneurysm and then conforms to the shape of the aneurysm,” said Charles Matouk MD, Yale’s chief of Neurovascular Surgery. “It will prevent blood from going all the way up inside the aneurysm, and if blood can’t get in there, the aneurysm can’t rupture.” The WEB Device offers a new treatment option to patients who previously might have needed open surgery, or a more complex endovascular therapy. “To have a procedure that has been more simplified, that's been refined so that it's not only faster, but I think safer, is tremendously rewarding,” Dr. Matouk said.

[wyomingadventures]

I had to have my ruptured brain aneurysm clipped 16 years ago. This is awesome!

[Ana_crafty]

I hade this done 3 days ago and I thank God I'm doing great thank your doctors God bless ❤

[TapNOG]

This makes me feel so much better my mom is going threw this god will get us three this momma

[LudacrisBass]

i have aneurysm coils thank yall for saving people its wholesome

[CaMMaC]

I had my first stent procedure a week ago, and another next month; this is all so fascinating!

[tejanochris]

I had my aneurysm clipped this March. Still recovering but not as bad as I thought it was going to be.

[totallyforgiven]

From what I was told by a neurosurgeon, the coil is the less invasive, but not a permanent fix, clipping is actually the best. I have a 7 mm brain aneurysm that in 1 month grew to 8 mm.

It was found by accident. I went in for heart ablation surgery, after surgery, the surgeon talked to my wife, said everything went great, within 5 minutes, things went south really fast, I actually went unresponsive for over 3 hours, they were afraid I had a massive blood clot, had a seizure or had a stroke. They activated the stroke team, did an emergency CTA of head and neck, that’s when they found my brain aneurysm!

[Messier_Pleiades]

I had an aneurysm. The surgeon tried to fix it through my groin and then through my arm. Neither worked and he had to do a craniotomy. Fortunately I got through it with no cognitive or physical damage.

[eileensmith]

Is this device the same as a contour device

[Prolivegames]

Which treatment is better Clipping or Coiling? Plz tell me if someone have any idea my mom is still in the hospital 😢

[zahoorentertainment.]

My mother can't have a cooling method that another vein is going under the aneurysm. After coiling another artiy will be effect and then now doctor suggests cliping method but we are afraid of the cliping😢 meter

[fortunekookie]

Today my cousin found out that she has an aneurysm behind her eye and that there is nothing they can do for her.. May I ask why nothing can be done for my cousin? Are coils not even an option?