I would like to see a show on Brain Aneurysms. I was recently treated at the Cleveland Clinic for a "giant" aneurysm on my basilar artery, I am healthy 33 year old with none of the typical risk factors. I had a non-FDA approved surgery to place a Pipeline stent designed by Covidien...
I would like to see a show on Brain Aneurysms. I was recently treated at the Cleveland Clinic for a "giant" aneurysm on my basilar artery, I am healthy 33 year old with none of the typical risk factors. I had a non-FDA approved surgery to place a Pipeline stent designed by Covidien. There are few to no good options for treating brain aneurysms and I would like attention brought to this issue with hopes that medical advances will give patients better treatment options and chances for early detection.
The doctors at the Cleveland Clinic have seen a rise in the occurrence of aneurysms, whether that is because they are becoming more common or being diagnosed more frequently is the question. Most aneurysms are found while running scans for other purposes which reveal these time bombs.
While speaking with my doctor, he indicated that there is new evidence that procedures such as coiling or clipping are ineffective long term. For instance, I believe he said coiled aneurysms have a high chance of re-occurrence (80%) . The pressure in the artery compacts the coils into the artery wall and the aneurysm grows so you are left with an aneurysm with a metal lining. Devices like the Pipeline Stent are still untested, but the results are promising.