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Neurosciences

Neuro-Interventional Surgery

Minimally invasive treatment of aneurysms, strokes and other conditions.

What is Neuro-Interventional Surgery?

Neuro-interventional surgery enables minimally invasive treatment of aneurysms, strokes and other conditions affecting the brain and spine that were once only treatable through open surgery. 

Using sophisticated technology, including advanced imaging to see inside the body in real time, a neuro-interventional radiologist can manipulate tiny catheters through the patient’s blood vessels to break up a blood clot inside the brain or reduce pressure in an aneurysm to prevent it from bursting. These catheters can deliver medication to a targeted area, or they can be equipped with specialized medical devices to treat delicate areas inside the brain without ever opening the skull. To treat spinal conditions, the neuro-interventional radiologist uses cannulas to similarly work inside the problem area without having to expose the spinal column.

Why Choose ChristianaCare?

ChristianaCare has the experience, skill and technology. Featuring a state-of-the-art interventional neuroangiography surgical suite, ChristianaCare Neuro-Interventional Surgery provides minimally invasive services and treatments 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for a variety of conditions, including:

  • Acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
  • Brain aneurysms.
  • Brain arteriovenous malformations.
  • Dural arteriovenous fistulas.
  • Carotid and intracranial stenting.
  • Diagnostic cerebral and spinal angiography.
  • Nosebleeds (epistaxis).
  • Pediatric brain and vascular malformations.
  • Spinal vascular malformations.
  • Traumatic cerebrovascular injuries.

Emergency Stroke Care

ChristianaCare Neuro-Interventional Surgery physicians provide emergency treatment for patients in the midst of a stroke due to blockage of a large blood vessel within the brain. 

The treatment, known as endovascular recanalization therapy, offers the possibility of restoration of blood flow to prevent brain damage from stroke. Over the past year, nearly 90% of patients undergoing this procedure here at Christiana achieved substantial restoration of blood flow to the brain, and more than 60% of those patients had normal or near-normal blood flow as a result of the procedure.

Advantages of neuro-interventional procedures over traditional open surgery include a shorter recovery time, less pain during recovery and fewer complications.

Contact Us

Neuro-Interventional Surgery

ChristianaCare Center for Heart & Vascular Health
Christiana Hospital campus
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road,
Newark, DE 19718