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(also known as Endovascular Coiling)
Endovascular coiling was introduced by Guido Guglielmi at UCLA in 1991. It consists of passing a catheter into the femoral artery in the groin, through the aorta, into the brain arteries, and finally into the aneurysm itself. Once the catheter is in the aneurysm, platinum coils are pushed into the aneurysm and released... more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Aneurysms
83
88%
Brain Injury
1
100%
Overall, 88% (84 Members) find Coiling helpful
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Coiling Reviews

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I had a sudden ruptured and managed to keep myself from passing out by running cold water over my head. This allowed me to call 911 for help. I underwent a 6 hour coiling procedure, and was hospitalized for 2 weeks. During this time I developed hydrcephalus and had to have a drain tube placed in my head. I think the hardest part of all was coming home and trying to resume my life when I felt like a totally different person.
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still have brain fog sometimes and still worried when i get a headache for more than one day
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I had terrible headaches after the event and surgery and was in the ICU for 12 days. I still have lower back pain from the blood in my spinal column.
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Headaches, extreme fatigue, neuropathy, SAH
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Had a stend put in, but then had complications since. Had a leak in another artery when the stend was put it. Had to have that coiled. Had developed a massive hematoma in my leg due to the leak in the artery.
Have been in and out of hospitals since. Not getting much better and have to now be on Coumadin.
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I continue to have dizziness, weakness and being tired, depressed all the time.
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I think it worked because I am doing better now. I still suffer from daily headaches but they have decreased tremendously. My next angiogram is on October 5, 2011.
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I really don't remember but I have constant headaches and a shunt on the right side of my head.
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- says hear head feels crazy -she calls it dizzy but says its different than dizzy - nauseated often
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Worked thank goodness, I suffer from aura migraines but I'm alive.
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: 3mm Cerebral Aneurysm
    I have been diagnosed with a 3mm Aneurysm. It is a odd shape and at a hard to reach place. The doctor wants to do coiling before it burst. It makes it... [More]
  2. Discussion: Just found out - 6mm brain aneurysm
    HI Donna, I had coiling on a ruptured 4 mm aneurysm 2 months ago. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks. Since yours has not ruptured, you will probabl... [More]
  3. Discussion: Just found out - 6mm brain aneurysm
    Donna, This coiling procedure is an invasive (in your body) one but a commonly performed one and will help you fix the problem. It is good that is wa... [More]
  4. Discussion: Just found out - 6mm brain aneurysm
    By the way, I am having COILING not clipping - I must have been reading about clipping here when I wrote that in my first post, sorry. [More]
  5. Discussion: Just found out - 6mm brain aneurysm
    Thanks Harry. I know the odds are in my favor, but at the same time if 1 - 5 out of every 100 do die - who is to say it won't be me? I don't deal we... [More]