The addition of a simple stent can help prevent potentially lethal blood vessel bulges in the brain from recurring after they are repaired in a minimally invasive "coiling" procedure, according to new ...

Treating burst aneurysms by blocking them with platinum coils could offer patients better long-term survival than invasive brain surgery, concludes a randomised trial published in this week's issue of ...

A Gundersen Lutheran neurosurgeon broke new ground recently in La Crosse when he performed coiling surgery to repair a brain aneurysm. Dr. Mouhammed Rami Kabbani conducted the first cerebral ...

Rahway resident John Odin was told life-altering news: his wife of 27 years, Frances, had a very poor chance of surviving surgery after multiple brain aneurysms. The previous few days were a blur as ...

It can be associated with high blood pressure and commonly develops in middle age, but the reasons for this are not clear. Aneurysms are not always life-threatening, but if one bursts it can cause a ...

Brain aneurysm surgery is a lifesaving medical procedure that attempts to repair a bulging, weakened area in the wall of a brain artery. A brain aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in an artery in the ...

A YOUNG woman is on the road to recovery after emergency brain surgery performed through her wrist. Carla Hogg, 24, suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm while out driving as she ran errands earlier this ...

A software designer is suing a California company, claiming its medical device used to treat aneurysms malfunctioned and caused him to suffer brain damage. The Penumbra Coil 400 was used to treat an ...