This Technology located in the following Hospitals:
- Mouwasat Hospital Dammam
- Mouwasat Hospital Khobar
The technology of vein stents in the brain is used for treating pulsatile tinnitus and the increased pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid in the brain due to the narrowed major arteries of the brain. The impacted artery is enlarged and stented without surgical intervention.
Use cases of technology of vein stents in the brain:
- Treating pulsatile tinnitus.
- Treating cases of the increased pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid.
- Treating chronic vein clots in the brain.
Characteristics of using the technology of vein stents in the brain:
- It does not require surgical intervention.
- It can be completed within a short period of time allowing patient’s departure from the hospital after one day.
- Stents are fixed in an opening not exceeding 2 ml (without stitches).
“The technology of vein stents in the brain was successfully used for treatment cases in Mouwasat Hospitals at Al-Dammam and Al-Khobar”