Dr Vikram Huded from Narayana Health City performs the interventional neuro procedure for first time in Karnataka
A 24-year-old woman diagnosed with brain hemorrhage and aneurysm in the brain was successfully treated at Narayana Health City, Bangalore through a planned innovative technique called ‘Y Stent-assisted coiling’ technique. Sania (name changed) suffered from severe headache, which was followed by vomiting and loss of consciousness. She underwent a CT scan, which indicated a brain hemorrhage, and upon further evaluation, showed ballooning (aneurysm) in the main artery which supplies blood to the brain.
Upon studying the complex condition of the patient, Dr Vikram Huded, Head of Interventional Neurology and Stroke, Narayana Health City, Bangalore administered the ‘Y-Stent-assisted coiling’ technique, which would help to stop further bleeding in the brain. This being a case of medical emergency, a plan of action for treatment had to be worked out with the team of doctors, and then executed in quick succession.
Talking about the case, Dr Huded said, “Brain hemorrhage is a medical emergency as it could lead to neurological difficulties such as headache, vomiting, difficulty with vision, numbness or weakness of an arm or leg, difficulty with memory or speech, or seizures. Endovascular coiling is a nonsurgical method to treat brain aneurysms. However, in this case the neck of the aneurysm was wide and even the conventional method of endovascular coiling could have failed. ‘Y-Stent-assisted’ technique was the only way to stop the coils in the aneurysm from slipping back in to the artery and to preserve two arteries arising adjacent to aneurysm, since two stents were placed on either side.”
Coiling of brain aneurysm involves insertion of thin long tube (catheter) into the brain aneurysm through a pin-hole puncture in the groin. Tiny platinum coils are pushed through the catheter and deployed inside the aneurysm, blocking blood flow into the aneurysm, thus preventing rupture. Narayana Health City Bangalore has state of art ‘Hybrid Cath lab’ with Xper CT facility, where such complexes cases can be done with precision.
The Department of Neurosciences at Narayana Health City, Bangalore has clinical and research program that incorporates state-of-the-art approaches in caring for patients with stroke or other vascular disorders of the brain. The hospital also offers interventional neurology, a speciality which uses minimally invasive procedures for diagnosis and treatment of diseases of blood vessels of brain and spinal cord.
EH News Bureau
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