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Guglielmi Detachable Coil embolization system.

Guglielmi Detachable Coil embolization system. Charles Henderson. Purpose. To occlude the aneurysm sac in an attempt to preserve the parent artery.

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Guglielmi Detachable Coil embolization system.

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  1. Guglielmi Detachable Coil embolization system. Charles Henderson

  2. Purpose • To occlude the aneurysm sac in an attempt to preserve the parent artery. • A brain aneurysm, also called a cerebral or intracranial aneurysm, is a ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall. Estimates that up to one out of every 15 people in the United States will develop a brain aneurysm during their lifetime.

  3. The coils fill the sac causing a thrombolytic effect

  4. The Endovascular route View Process • Numerous coils are inserted and released through electrolysis. • Anywhere from 5 to 20 coils are needed to completely fill the aneurysm sac

  5. Coiling vs. Clipping Coiling • Shorter hospital stay • Shorter exam time • Less invasive • Able to reach posterior aneurysms that are unable to be clipped • Lower cost Clipping • Lower possibility of bleeding to reoccur • Highly invasive • Limited to aneurysms in certain locations • Longer hospital stay • Higher cost

  6. Risks and Complications • Blood clots • Swelling of brain • Paralysis • Loss of vision • Short-term memory loss • Infections • Seizures • Stroke • Death

  7. Headaches

  8. Conclusion • The GDC is proving to be the go to procedure for posterior intracranial aneurysms and with time it may prove to be the only option for patients. • This new technology proves to be less invasive than the typical surgery method and the hospital stay is less as well. • This new device gives hope to patients who do not meet the requirements for a surgical procedure.

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