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 ...

Surgery can be lifesaving for people who experience a ruptured brain aneurysm or have an aneurysm at a high risk of rupturing. Not waking up after brain aneurysm surgery can happen for many reasons.

Aortic aneurysm surgery is generally safe, but it can lead to complications like blood clots, ischemic events, and bleeding. Your doctor can give you a better idea of your specific risk of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Howard Chilson describes himself as a guinea pig, of sorts. He was the first patient to receive a new procedure to treat a specific aortic aneurysm in Michigan. "I had two ...

Medical Minute: Minimally invasive brain aneurysm surgery offers new hope Doctors are using a minimally invasive approach to treat brain aneurysms, offering patients quicker recoveries and fewer ...

Brain aneurysm surgery may leave a scar on the scalp where the surgeon makes an incision. The scar will heal and diminish over time. The type of scar people have after brain aneurysm surgery may vary ...

Richard Smalling, MD, PhD, is one of the few cardiologists in the country using coil embolization to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Coil embolization is traditionally used on aneurysms ...

When it comes to treating potentially deadly aortic aneurysms, medicine has come a long way. One Philly biotech startup aims to make those outcomes even better. Minimally invasive surgery on an aortic ...

Julianne Smith was home with two of her daughters in early January when her world completely changed. She passed out, and one of her daughters who just so happened to be home for holiday break ...

The new procedure also does not affect the nerves surrounding the aneurysm, which means impotence is not a concern for the endovascular procedure, Giuliano said. The graft itself looks like a Barbie ...

Gene Jenkins has arthritis and got an MRI for his lower back pain. But doctors discovered a bigger problem: Jenkins had a life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysm. The aneurysm is a bulge that ...