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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the United States each year, about 21,000 people learn they have a potentially fatal condition even though they feel fine. Without any warning, an aortic aneurysm killed comic actor John Ritter ...

"General Hospital" star Kirsten Storms revealed she is undergoing surgery to treat a brain aneurysm. Storms, who previously underwent brain surgery in 2021 to remove a noncancerous cyst that was ...

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 ...

Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...

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 ...