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Best hospitals and doctors for angioma of brain treatment abroad

Leading hospitals

Cost for treatment

Angioma of Brain Diagnostics
724
Treatment of an angioma of brain with embolization method with platinum coils (coiling) or method of stereotactic radiosurgery
17991.83
Treatment of brain angioma with partial resection and coiling
15433.45
Neurological rehabilitation Phase C
0.00
Sana Hospital Duisburg

Sana Hospital Duisburg

Overall rating9.8 / 10
The Sana Hospital Duisburg is a maximum care medical center with 678 beds and 17 specialized departments. With the very latest innovations and high quality patient care, the clinic works for the benefit of a person and their health. The hospital ranks among the leading clinics in the region. In 2013, the hospital
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According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the Charite University Hospital Berlin occupies the first place in the rating of the top German medical facilities! The hospital is one of the largest and leading university medical complexes in Europe. The hospital in Germany provides modern diagnostics and treatment of patients, a
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The University Hospital Freiburg is famous for its rich history and is one of the oldest and most prestigious medical facilities in Germany (one of the three best medical institutions in the country). The hospital was based on the Faculty of Medicine of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, which celebrated its 550th anniver
According to the reputable Focus magazine, the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main ranks among the top German medical facilities! The hospital was founded in 1914 and today is a well-known German medical facility, which combines rich traditions and scientific innovations. A medical team of more than 6,500 employees cares about
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According to the reputable Focus magazine, the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden ranks among the top five German hospitals! The hospital is the benchmark for modern high-quality medicine. Positioning itself as a maximum care medical facility, the hospital represents all medical fields. There are 26 specialized depart
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According to the Focus magazine in 2019, the University Hospital Würzburg ranks among the top national German hospitals! The hospital is one of the oldest medical facilities in Germany. The centuries-old traditions of first-class treatment are combined with the very latest achievements of modern evidence-based medicine and
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University Hospital Bonn

University Hospital Bonn

Overall rating9.2 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the University Hospital Bonn ranks among the top ten medical facilities in Germany! The hospital was opened on January 1, 2001, although in fact it inherits the medical facility, which operated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bonn. The hospital in Germany combin
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According to the Focus magazine, University Hospital Erlangen ranks among the best medical facilities in Germany! The hospital is one of the leading healthcare facilities in Bavaria and offers top-class medical care distinguished by the close intertwining of clinical activities with research and training of medical students. The
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According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf ranks among the top ten hospitals in Germany! Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena and still occupies it until today. A highly competent medical team of more than 11,000 employees takes care
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University Hospital Ulm

University Hospital Ulm

Overall rating8.7 / 10
The University Hospital Ulm is an advanced medical complex that provides patients with high-class medical care using the very latest scientific achievements. The medical facility has been performing successful clinical activities for more than 40 years and has long earned an excellent reputation throughout Europe. The hospital r
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According to Focus magazine, the University Hospital Heidelberg ranks among the top five hospitals in Germany! The hospital is one of the most advanced and reputable medical institutions not only in Germany, but throughout Europe. There are more than 43 specialized departments and 13 medical institutes, which cover all fields of
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University Hospital Essen

University Hospital Essen

Overall rating9.6 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine the University Hospital Essen ranks among the top German hospitals! With 27 specialized departments and 24 institutes, the hospital in Germany is a maximum care medical facility. The hospital has 1,300 beds for inpatient treatment. A highly qualified medical team of more than 6,000 e
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University Hospital Jena

University Hospital Jena

Overall rating8.9 / 10
According to the prestigious Focus magazine, the University Hospital Jena regularly ranks among the top German medical facilities! The hospital has positioned itself as a multidisciplinary medical facility with a long history of more than 200 years. Since its foundation, the hospital has been constantly developing and modernizin
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According to the prestigious Focus magazine, the University Hospital Halle (Saale) ranks among the top German medical facilities! The history of the hospital has more than 300 years, and during this time it managed to earn an excellent reputation not only in Germany, but throughout the world. The hospital positions itself as a s
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The University Hospital Marburg UKGM offers patients modern diagnostics and comprehensive therapy at the international level. As a maximum care hospital, the medical facility specializes in all fields of modern medicine ranging from ophthalmology to traumatology and dentistry. The main areas of specialization of the hospital are
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According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is regularly ranked among the best medical institutions in Germany! The hospital is the largest multidisciplinary medical facility, as well as a leading research and training center in Germany and Europe. The hospital is proud of i
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Angiomas of brain are vascular neoplasms that usually do not cause any symptoms but can become a source of bleeding. In some patients, they can provoke epileptic seizures, headaches, paresis, and paralysis and can also block the cerebrospinal fluid outflow, causing hydrocephalus. Treatment of angioma of brain is required in cases where there is a threat that a hemorrhage will appear or the disease causes some symptoms. You can travel abroad to receive medical care. You are welcome to use the Booking Health service to find prices and choose a hospital.

Content

  1. Treatment principles
  2. Surgical treatment
  3. Embolization
  4. Radiosurgery
  5. Where to undergo your angioma treatment?

Treatment principles

 

Patients with an established diagnosis are not always immediately referred for surgical treatment. Many angiomas do not cause any symptoms, do not manifest any growth, and often shrink or even disappear. Neoplasms up to 1 cm in size usually do not cause any problems, and they are only monitored. Larger angiomas may cause some symptoms, and the lifetime risk of a brain hemorrhage is 15%.

Indications for treatment are as follows: 

  • epileptic seizures that cannot be controlled with medications;
  • anamnesis with a subarachnoid hemorrhage; 
  • development of symptoms or complications. 

The following three treatment options can be used: 

  • surgical interventions;
  • endovascular procedures performed from inside the blood vessels; 
  • radiosurgery (irradiation).

A surgical treatment method is considered the main one. If an angioma is located too deep or the operation is contraindicated for a person, radiosurgery is used. Endovascular angioma embolization as a stand-alone procedure is less effective but can be used in addition to other treatments. For example, a combination of endovascular and radiosurgical treatment helps to destroy the angioma and reduces the risk of a hemorrhage.

Surgical treatment

 

The treatment of angioma of brain is usually surgical. Doctors perform osteoplastic trepanation of the skull and completely remove a vascular neoplasm. When performed correctly, the operation is quite safe since the angioma itself does not contain any brain tissue. The tumor removal does not lead to a neurological deficit.

The easiest task for doctors is to remove the neoplasms located superficially. However, with deep localization, the treatment of angioma of brain becomes more risky. In this case, doctors must perform an encephalotomy, a surgical procedure to dissect the brain tissue to get to the vascular tumor and remove it. Doctors in countries offering advanced medical care use neuronavigation and preoperative and intraoperative functional diagnostics to identify important areas of the brain and bypass them, thereby laying the safest route to the angioma.

Embolization

 

Embolization is usually performed not as a stand-alone medical procedure but as a stage in the combination treatment of angioma of brain. The procedure can be combined with surgery or radiation therapy. An endovascular procedure can be used as the main method of treatment of angioma of brain if the neoplasm is small and a patient has contraindications to other treatment options.

The procedure is performed from inside the blood vessels. It is not required to open the cranial cavity, which makes the technique more sparing compared to the operation.

The essence of the technique is that the angioma is not physically removed from the brain, but the blood flow through it stops or significantly decreases. This leads to a low probability of its rupture. Doctors deliver spirals to the brain neoplasm and insert them into the cavities through the blood vessels in the leg. Spirals initiate the formation of blood clots. These clots fill the angioma, blocking blood flow.

The advantages of embolization are that the technique is minimally traumatic, safe, and does not require any rehabilitation. But this is not the most reliable method of treatment of angioma of brain. The blood flow through the angioma does not always stop completely, and if it is stopped, it can resume over time.

Radiosurgery

 

Radiation therapy is usually used in oncology treatment. However, the operation can be performed not only to destroy the tumor. The treatment of angioma of brain abroad is carried out using Gamma Knife and CyberKnife procedures. They allow doctors to destroy these neoplasms in a single procedure with a precisely directed dose of radiation and with a minimal risk of post-radiation complications.

Radiosurgery is used for the treatment of angioma of brain that is deep and too risky to remove using surgical techniques. This is a good treatment option for those patients for whom surgery is contraindicated due to concomitant diseases.

The main benefits of radiosurgery are as follows: 

  • absence of invasion;
  • treatment without any discomfort; 
  • even if the angioma is in a deep location, there is a low risk of complications;
  • no need for rehabilitation.

But the technique also has disadvantages. This is effective for a small angioma growth, optimally up to 3 cubic centimeters. Larger neoplasms increase the risk of a hemorrhage. Radiosurgery eliminates the symptoms not instantly, but gradually, since the neoplasm decreases in size over several months after irradiation. In some patients, symptoms do not completely regress. But in any case, they are relieved, for example, the frequency of epileptic seizures decreases, which improves the patient's quality of life.

Angiomas in the brainstem areas can be safely irradiated with radiosurgery. However, doctors have to use smaller doses of radiation to avoid hemorrhages.

Where to undergo your angioma treatment?

 

You can be examined for a diagnosis and receive top-class medical care in one of the foreign hospitals. If you opt to undergo your treatment in developed countries, you will receive quality medical care. Treatment abroad will be more effective, safer and more reliable.

The main advantages of angioma treatment abroad are as follows:

  • High-precision diagnostics using state-of-the-art equipment, which helps to establish an accurate diagnosis, distinguish angioma from other diseases and choose the best treatment tactics.
  • Hospitals in developed countries have the necessary equipment for safe neurosurgical operations such as neuronavigation systems, intraoperative ultrasound or other methods of imaging diagnostics, and intraoperative functional diagnostics can be used whenever required, powerful operating microscopes are used as well.
  • You will be treated by reputable specialists from foreign hospitals, who are the best in their areas of medicine.
  • Healthcare professionals abroad use modern variants of radiosurgery. They direct radiation at the angioma more precisely to avoid irradiating healthy tissue. The treatment appears more comfortable because a frameless stereotactic system is used. This means that physicians do not need to fix the stereotactic frame rigidly with screws to the patient's periosteum.

You can find the cost of treatment on the Booking Health website. You are welcome to use our service to compare the cost of treatment in different hospitals and make your appointment at the medical facility at the best price. Please leave your request on the Booking Health website and our specialists will review it and contact you on the same day. We will help you to choose the most suitable hospital and organize your trip. When making your treatment appointment through the Booking Health service, the cost of treatment will be lower due to the absence of additional fees for foreign patients.

 

Authors: 

The article was edited by medical experts, board-certified doctors Dr. Sergey Pashchenko and Dr. Vadim Zhiliuk. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article, you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!

 

Sources:

MedicineNet

Web MD

The Lancet