Open Neurovascular Surgery
Conditions that neurovascular surgery evaluates and treats include:
- Arteriovenous malformations of the brain and spine
- Atherosclerotic disease of the blood vessels of the neck and brain
- Cerebral Aneurysm causing Brain hemorrhage
- Carotid dissection
- Carotid stenosis
- Cavernous vascular malformations (cavernomas)
- Dural arteriovenous fistulae
Endovascular Therapy
Typically catheter-based, these procedures treat aneurysms, stroke and other blood vessel conditions in the brain, neck and spine. This minimally invasive approach often offers faster recovery times and lesser risks when compared to open surgery, but it is only appropriate for some conditions.
Uses of Endovascular Therapy
- Coiling for cerebral aneurysms
- Flow diversion
- Endovascular embolization of fistulas or tumors.
- Embolization of vascular malformations
- Carotid stenting with angioplasty
- Thrombectomy for acute stroke
- Balloon angioplasty
- Intraarterial therapy for vasospasm
- Embolization for nose bleeds