Narayana Health City, Bengaluru performed an innovative technique known as ‘Y Stent-assisted coiling’ technique to save a 24 year patient suffering from brain haemorrhage.

The hospital claims that technique was adopted for the first time in Karnataka.

The patient suffered from severe headache, which was followed by vomiting and loss of consciousness. The CT scan, indicated a brain haemorrhage and further evaluation indicated Aneurysm or a bulge  in the main artery.

Aneurysm in the blood vessel which when ruptured could lead to hemorrhagic stroke. Around 10-15 per cent of the patients who suffer Subarachnoid haemorrhage or stroke succumb before they reach hospital.

Upon studying the complex condition of the patient, Dr Vikram Huded, head of Interventional Neurology and Stroke, Narayana Health City, administered the ‘Y-Stent-assisted coiling’ technique, which would help to stop further bleeding in the brain.

“Brain haemorrhage is a medical emergency as it could lead to neurological difficulties such as headache, vomiting, difficulty with vision, numbness or weakness of an arm or leg, difficulty with memory or speech, or seizures. Endovascular coiling is a nonsurgical method to treat brain aneurysms. However, in this case the neck of the aneurysm was wide and even the conventional method of endovascular coiling could have failed. ‘Y-Stent-assisted’ technique was the only way to stop the coils in the aneurysm from slipping back in to the artery and to preserve two arteries arising adjacent to aneurysm, since two stents were placed on either side," said Dr Huded.

Coiling of brain aneurysm involves insertion of thin catheter into the brain aneurysm through a pin-hole puncture in the groin. Tiny platinum coils are pushed through the catheter and deployed inside the aneurysm, blocking blood flow into the aneurysm, thus preventing rupture. Narayana Health City Bengaluru  has state of art ‘Hybrid Cath lab’ with Xper CT facility, where such complexes cases can be done with precision, he added.