Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Treatment in Faridabad

A vascular malformation means abnormal growth in blood vessels. Malformation for both arteries & veins which have a central focus they are known as arteriovenous malformations. Even though they can occur anywhere in body, but they can be dangerous especially if they form in the brain. In simple terms a brain AVM’S is a group of abnormal blood vessels which can result in seizures (epilepsy), headaches, or may cause weakness in certain body part. Only in some rare cases it can be life threatening especially when they bleed inside the brain.

When your diagnosis report confirm that you are suffering from the brain AVM’S, Your primary care doctor might suggest you to visit best interventional radiologist in Faridabad where they may suggest you to through a procedure of embolization.

Procedure of Embolization

Embolization is a minimally invasive procedure, in this procedure the AVM and those blood vessels that carry out AVM are closed from inside the body, there are no cuts or open brain surgery included.

This procedure is done under imaging guidance by an experienced interventional radiologist in Faridabad like Dr. Arvind Nanda .they use a microcatheter ( a tiny tube) which passed through a small opening in the groin into the blood vessels of brain right up to the AVM’S .

This procedure is followed by injecting a contrast dye to accentuate the blood vessels and their malformation to study them into the details. Then those arteries supplying the AVM and AVM itself closed down using- embolic agents, these are generally some liquid agents which helps in glue down the abnormal blood vessels. Meanwhile, AVM shrinks which decreases the risk of bleeding. In some cases this procedure of embolization may be followed by some additional procedures like open or cut surgery.

Causes of Varicose Veins

When functioning of veins is not proper than varicose veins usually appears, when valves of veins failed to stop the blood flow going backward your blood begin to store in veins instead to going back to heart which result in bulging of veins that’s the reason by varicose veins affects the legs and feet because they are far and gravity also makes it harder to blood flow to move upward. Pregnant women are usually affected by varicose veins .

Once best endovascular neuroradiologist in Faridabad makes sure there is no blood flow traveling into the AVM’S , he would remove the catheter and place a small bandage at the groin area. This whole procedure might take up to 2-3 hours.

Preparation for the procedure

You should take a simple meal a night prior the treatment and you should not drink or eat anything post-midnight. Your anesthetist will give you the list of medication that you should be taking days before or the same morning of procedure. One should make sure to be with someone who will accompany you when you go home after the procedure completed. Usually patients are hospitalized for two to three days for observation.

Risk associated with the procedure

Interventional endovascular treatments are way safer than the open surgery, usually the risk and benefits of each case will be discussed with every patient before the embolization procedure. After Treatment

After the treatment best interventional radiologist in Faridabad will keep you under observation for a few days, mostly patients can get back to their normal routine quickly once they get discharged from the hospital.

An Arteriovenous Malformation can happen in any part of your body but in brain it can be very dangerous, if you are having any symptoms of brain AVM’S you should consult your health care provider immediately.