Doctors at KIMS Health perform carotid revascularization procedure to remove 10-cm-long occluded blockage
Thiruvananthapuram: A successful neuro-interventional procedure was performed on a 74-year-old man who had suffered a severe stroke, resulting in partial paralysis and loss of vision in his right eye.
The complex carotid revascularization procedure took place at KIMSHEALTH Thiruvananthapuram under the leadership of Dr Santhosh Joseph, Senior Consultant in the Department of Neurointerventional Radiology. The blood flow to the brain was restored using stents without surgery.
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The elderly patient, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, had been receiving treatment at the OP for over a month due to weakness on the left side of his body. Within a month, the patient suffered another stroke, resulting in the loss of vision in his right eye. An MRI scan revealed a ten-centimetre-long blood clot obstructing the flow of blood to the brain.
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