Who performs endovascular embolization procedures?
Endovascular treatment is a relatively new type of treatment requiring specialized training. Most physicians who perform endovascular embolization are neuroradiologists or neurosurgeons who have received several years of additional training in navigating inside the brain blood vessels to treat a variety of blood vessel disorders. What do I need to know before having an embolization? The patient should not eat or drink anything after midnight on the night before the procedure. This is very important in that any food in the stomach will make the patient nauseated during the procedure and may cause vomiting with severe consequences. Patients should take their normal medications the morning of the procedure with a small amount of water. Embolizations are performed either under sedation or under general anesthesia. Procedures frequently take 4 to 6 hours and the time necessary is often not predictable before the procedure begins. After the procedure, the patient will need to remain still an
