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Endovascular Tumour Embolisation

Endovascular Tumour Embolisation in Yelahanka

The moment you're told there's a tumour in your brain, the world seems to pause. In that instant, your focus shifts entirely to finding a path forward that is both effective and safe. At Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, we offer a sophisticated, less invasive option: endovascular tumour embolisation in Yelahanka. This targeted technique approaches the lesion from within the blood vessels to reduce its blood supply before surgery, or sometimes as a standalone therapy, offering a precise, organ-sparing strategy delivered by experienced specialists.

How It Works

Endovascular tumour embolisation is a highly specialised, image-guided procedure performed by neurointerventional teams. The goal is deceptively simple: reduce or block the blood vessels that feed a tumour while leaving healthy tissue untouched. The patient is brought into a catheterisation laboratory with advanced fluoroscopic imaging; under local anaesthesia with sedation (or general anaesthesia when indicated), a small catheter is inserted through an artery in the wrist or groin and carefully navigated to the arteries supplying the tumour. 

Once positioned, embolic materials, medical-grade particles, liquid embolic agents, or coils are deployed to occlude abnormal vessels and reduce tumour vascularity. For many highly vascular brain and spinal tumours, preoperative tumour embolisation in Yelahanka is scheduled a day or two before surgery to markedly lower intraoperative bleeding and simplify resection. 

Throughout the procedure, continuous neurological and haemodynamic monitoring protects patient safety, and immediate angiographic runs confirm the reduction in blood flow. In selected cases, embolisation can shrink symptomatic lesions sufficiently to ease symptoms or delay further intervention. Multidisciplinary planning with neurosurgery and anaesthesia determines timing, agent choice and the overall treatment sequence tailored to each patient.

Benefits

  • When facing a brain tumour, the right approach reshapes outcomes. Benefits of embolisation include:

  • Minimally invasive access through a tiny puncture

  • Substantial reduction in intraoperative blood loss

  • Improved surgical visibility and safer resections

  • Tumour softening that facilitates removal

  • Generally quicker recovery than extensive open surgery

  • Effective symptom control by lowering tumour pressure and perfusion.

What to Expect

From the first consultation to follow-up, we guide you with clarity and compassion.

  • Initial Consultation and Imaging: Your neurovascular team reviews your history and scans, explains risks and benefits, and clarifies how endovascular tumour embolisation in Yelahanka fits into the overall plan, whether as a pre-surgical step or a standalone option.

  • The Day of the Procedure: You’ll be taken to a neuro-angiography suite. Under conscious sedation or general anaesthesia, the interventionalist introduces a catheter via the wrist or groin and navigates to the tumour feeders using live imaging. The team continuously monitors neurological function and vital signs; the procedure typically lasts a few hours, depending on complexity.

  • Immediate Post-Procedure Care: You recover in a monitored area where the puncture site, neurological status, and haemodynamics are checked frequently; lying flat for a few hours may be advised to secure the access site. Most patients remain overnight for observation.

  • Recovery and Follow-Up: Many patients return home within one to two days if stable. If embolisation was preoperative, surgery is commonly scheduled within 24–72 hours. We provide written aftercare instructions, arrange follow-up imaging to confirm devascularisation, and maintain direct contact lines for concerns. 

Our team coordinates the next stage of care, surgery, observation, or adjuvant therapy, ensuring seamless transitions and clear communication with families.

Why Manipal Hospitals

Tumour embolisation demands close teamwork between neurosurgery and interventional experts. At Manipal Hospital Yelahanka, we integrate imaging precision, vascular skill, and surgical planning into a single coordinated pathway. Every case is reviewed by a multidisciplinary tumour board to assess whether embolisation will improve safety and outcomes. What sets our treatment approach apart is the depth of infrastructure and collaboration behind each decision:

  • Experienced neurointerventional radiologists skilled in complex vascular navigation

  • Advanced biplane angiography suites offering high-resolution vascular imaging

  • Real-time haemodynamic and neurological monitoring throughout procedures

  • Multidisciplinary tumour board planning before intervention

  • Expertise in neurointerventional embolisation in Yelahanka

  • Close coordination between embolisation timing and surgical scheduling

  • Immediate access to neurosurgical operating theatres if required

  • Dedicated anaesthesia teams trained in neurovascular procedures

  • Structured post-procedure observation protocols

  • Clear, calm communication with families at every stage

This integrated system ensures embolisation is not only technically successful but meaningfully improves overall tumour management and patient safety.

Speciality – Neurointerventional Radiology

Our Interventional Neuroradiology team is the central hub for this advanced care. Sitting at the crossroads of radiology and neurosurgery, the specialty uses image-guided, catheter-based techniques to treat brain and spinal vascular problems without large open incisions. Our specialists combine intimate knowledge of neuroanatomy with precise catheter skills to perform tumour embolisation safely, minimising collateral damage while enabling safer definitive surgery or symptom control.

Services Offered

Our program provides diagnostic cerebral angiography, targeted tumour vessel mapping, selective arterial embolisation, pre-surgical vascular devascularisation, emergency haemorrhage control, and comprehensive preoperative tumour embolisation in Yelahanka performed with high-definition imaging, microcatheter techniques, multidisciplinary surgical coordination, peri-procedural monitoring, and a long-term imaging surveillance program to optimise operative safety and recovery outcomes.

Facilities and Services

Delivering safe embolisation requires specialised technology and structured care pathways. Our centre is supported by:

  • Dedicated biplane digital subtraction angiography suites

  • High-definition fluoroscopy systems for detailed vascular mapping

  • Microcatheter systems designed for precise vessel navigation

  • A range of embolic agents tailored to tumour type and vascular anatomy

  • Continuous invasive blood pressure and cardiac monitoring

  • Immediate neurological assessment protocols post-procedure

  • On-site CT and MRI imaging for rapid evaluation

  • Hybrid operating theatre access for combined procedures

  • Experienced neurovascular anaesthesia support

  • Structured overnight monitoring in high-dependency units

  • Coordinated tumour board review before and after embolisation

  • Rehabilitation planning is integrated early when required

  • Long-term imaging surveillance following endovascular tumour embolisation in Yelahanka

This infrastructure ensures technical accuracy, patient safety, and continuity into definitive neurosurgical care.

Avail endovascular tumour embolisation in Yelahanka at Manipal Hospitals. Minimally invasive procedure to reduce tumour blood supply and improve surgical outcomes.

FAQ's

If a tumour has an extensive blood supply, surgery carries a high bleeding risk. Embolisation reduces blood flow to the tumour beforehand, making removal safer, quicker and more controlled for the surgeon.

No. It is minimally invasive, catheter-based and performed through a small puncture in the wrist or groin, typically under sedation or light anaesthesia, there are no large incisions.

Most patients are observed overnight and resume light activities within a few days. Recovery time depends on overall health and whether surgery follows soon after embolisation.

As with any vascular intervention, small risks exist, such as vessel injury, non-target embolisation, or stroke. Careful imaging guidance, experienced specialists, and continuous monitoring minimise these risks.

Yes. Comprehensive tumour embolisation, including neurointerventional embolisation in Yelahanka, is performed here using advanced imaging systems and multidisciplinary planning to ensure optimal safety and surgical outcomes.

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