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Neuroendovascular Surgery Patient Education: Ruptured Aneurysm Causing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Neuroendovascular surgery (NES) is an innovative, minimally-invasive surgical treatment for complex brain and spinal cord vascular diseases that is performed from inside the blood vessels.

 

Use the images and descriptions below to learn more about our work.

 

Ruptured Aneurysm Causing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

 

UW Health neuroendovascular surgery image of front view of aneurysm before coiling

 

Front view of aneurysm before coiling (arrow)

UW Health neuroendovascular surgery image of side view of aneurysm before coiling (arrow)

 

Side view of aneurysm before coiling (arrow)

 

Ruptured Aneurysm: First Coil Placed in Aneurysm

 

UW Health neuroendovascular image of coil placed in aneurysm

 

Before coil (single arrow )

UW Health neuroendovascular surgery image of aneurysm

 

First coil to show metal coil (double arrow)

 

UW Health neuroendovascular surgery image of aneurysm

 

Subtracted angiogram showing coil in aneurysm (arrow head)

 

Ruptured Aneurysm: Pre-coiling Compared to Post-coiling

 

Note that in the post-coiling image, the aneurysm is not seen, only blood vessels. This demonstrates the coils completely fill the aneurysm. No blood is entering the coiled aneurysm.

 

UW Health neuroendovascular surgery image of aneurysm before coiling

 

Pre-coiling (arrow)

UW Health neuroendovascular surgery image of aneurysm after coiling (arrow)

 

Post-coiling (arrow)