Endovascular Stroke Treatment

Stroke endovascular treatment to prevent sudden loss of brain function caused by blood clots blocking brain vessels is a non-surgical treatment. The treatment uses microcatheters (thin tubes visible under X-rays) that reach the blood clot angiographically in the groin or arm. uses. The blood clot is removed from the blood vessel. This procedure is called thrombectomy. If the blood clot cannot be removed, a catheter is inserted through a procedure known as thrombolysis. is liquefied using drugs administered through the bloodstream.

How does the procedure work?

A microcatheter is inserted into an artery in the arm or groin area and, under angiographic visualization, is moved towards the blood clot. The blood clot is removed in a procedure called thrombectomy. If the clot cannot be removed, a medicine can be administered through the catheter to liquefy it. If the blood vessel is too narrow, a balloon catheter may be used to reverse its original size in a procedure called angioplasty. Afterwards, A stent is placed in the blood vessel to keep it open.

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