Minimally invasive, endovascular treatment modalities have substantially evolved over the past few years, leading to an increasing number of indications and treatment options for cerebrovascular disease.

With the help of image guidance, we are able to precisely navigate small wires, catheters, or needles into the desired position – usually into the vessels at the level of the neck or head. Specific instruments can then be used to (re)open occluded or narrowed vessels or close pathologically altered vessels, which are prone to bleeding. Such interventions include the treatment of acute ischemic stroke, brain aneurysms and other cerebrovascular diseases, such as brain arterio-venous malformations, dural arterio-venous fistulas and stenosis of the brain supplying arteries. Other diseases, that can be treated minimally invasively, include (chronic) subdural hematomas, intracranial hypotension and idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

The Department of Neuroradiology at Inselspital offers the entire spectrum of endovascular and percutaneous interventions for the treatment of cerebrovascular pathologies.

The individual pathologies and interventional treatment options are described in detail below. Additionally, illustrations, short case presentations, and videos are provided to facilitate a better understanding of the procedures that we provide.