Case Study- 60 Yr/Female was admitted with severe headache with giddiness, MRI brain suggest acute infarct, with Rt. ICA aneurysm. Emergency DSA followed by Cavernous segment Endovascular Flow diverticular was done. Post of procedure patient was recovering her symptoms, after 2 days patient shifted to ward and discharge with big smile.
Ques: What is endovascular flow diversion?
Ans: Flow diversion is a technique in which your surgeon uses a catheter to place a stent (a soft, flexible mesh tube) into the blood vessel where an aneurysm has formed. This process immediately diverts the flow of blood away from the aneurysm itself.