Treatment options for Dortmund patients who have been diagnosed with aneurysms

Dortmund. About 1 in 100 people will be diagnosed with it at some point in their life. aneurysm. This is a vasodilatation in the artery wall that is most common in the brain. In most cases, these bulges are the result of vascular calcification (arteriosclerosis), which has resulted from narrowing and hardening of the arteries over many years. there a aneurysm There are usually no complaints, it is usually discovered incidentally during other examinations. However, once a diagnosis is made, it is initially a setback for many sufferers and the question of treatment options is of top priority. Patients in the Dortmund catchment area also benefit from the diagnostic and therapeutic options at the Jung-Stilling clinic.

Patients with aneurysms of the Dortmund region: different treatment options

A distinction must be made between so-called coiling and clipping in operative procedures. what will happen with a coiling aneurysm Closed from the inside with platinum spirals (“coils”). With the use of a state-of-the-art angiography system, no incision is required. When coiling is ruled out, neurosurgeons may use a special microscope to perform a microsurgical procedure called clipping, which involves cutting open the skull. Advantages of this method: The dissection of the aneurysm from the outside with titanium clips is entirely in the eye of the surgeon. With this procedure, a second intervention is usually no longer necessary.

Diaconi Klinikum offers aneurysm treatment for Jung-Stilling Dortmund’s patients

Neurosurgery at the Diaconi Clinicum Jung-Stilling in Siegen is known beyond the city limits because of its personnel and technical equipment. It is also a suitable point of contact for patients in Dortmund when it comes to modern aneurysm therapy. Because which of the available treatment methods is recommended depends on individual factors. Professor Dr. Veit Braun, chief physician of neurosurgery at Med Siegen, therefore recommends heeding the experience of the doctors involved when selecting a treatment site. He and his team are also available for a second opinion on a current diagnosis.

Professor Dr. Med Veit Braun is Chief Physician in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Diaconi Clinicum Jung-Stilling in Siegen. Head operations such as brain tumours, aneurysms, angiomas or genitas are performed in state-of-the-art operating rooms with 3D image converters, neuronavigation, fluorescence and neuromonitoring. The full spectrum of modern neurosurgery is offered. The medical team of the neurosurgical department within the clinic consists of 13 personnel, 6 of whom are specialists in neurosurgery.

Contact
Diacony Clinicum Jung-Stilling-Krankenhaus Neurosurgical Clinic
Prof. Dr. Med. braun knows
Wichernstrasse 40
57074 win
02 71 3 33-43 82 or -42 21
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http://www.neurochirurgie-diakonie.de

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