| Many patients come to India for neurovascular surgery | | | | exposure |
| from over 30 countries around the world, USA, | | | | |
| Canada, UK, Russia, the Middle East., Tanzania, Kenya, | | | | Carotid endarterectomy– Surgical removal of |
| Uganda, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mauritius. Indian doctors | | | | plaque deposits from the inside of the carotid artery, |
| are amongst the best in the world. Most of the doctors | | | | which supplies the brain with blood and oxygen, |
| at leading hospitals have trained and worked abroad. | | | | thereby reducing the risk of stroke or TIA (transient |
| Some even teach overseas. The quality of medical | | | | ischemic attack, which consists of short- term |
| infrastructure at our associate hospitals is world class. | | | | interruptions of cerebral blood flow, causing temporary |
| Some of our hospitals are JCI, USA certified signifying | | | | paralysis, numbness, speech difficulty or other |
| that they meet or exceed American hospital | | | | neurological symptoms that start suddenly and usually |
| standards. The success rate of neurovascular surgery | | | | stop within 24 hours). Carotid endarterectomy |
| in India is higher than 99%. | | | | requires the surgeon to cut an opening in the |
| | | | | patient’s neck, which is re-closed following the |
| Some of the treatments available under the | | | | procedure. |
| neurovascular surgery: | | | | |
| | | | | Balloon angioplasty– A noninvasive procedure in |
| Microsurgery– Reconstructive surgery on small | | | | which a balloon-tipped catheter is introduced into a |
| aneurysms or for purposes of stroke prevention, | | | | diseased blood vessel. As the balloon is inflated, the |
| performed under magnification using delicate | | | | vessel opens further allowing for improved flow of |
| instruments and precise techniques | | | | blood. |
| | | | | |
| Endovascular embolization techniques– For blocking | | | | Save more by having your spine, ortho, uro, neuro |
| the flow of blood to aneurysms and arteriovenous | | | | works, etc done in India. They are top quality and great |
| malformations (AVMS) | | | | value for money. Here holidays can be great fun and |
| | | | | don’t cost much. So even if you have to |
| Stereotactic radiosurgery – Application of radiation, | | | | recuperate for some time, it would be light on your |
| via either Shaped Beam Surgery™ or the Linear | | | | wallet. Medical costs of neurovascular surgery in India |
| Accelerator (LINAC)-based X-Knife, precisely targeted | | | | are only 1/3 or even 1/4 of the costs at comparable |
| to an AVM, thereby sparing healthy brain tissue from | | | | hospitals in USA, Europe or South Africa. |