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Onyx Three
December 5, 2007
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A few months ago Phyllis Welsh was living in fear. After a roller coaster ride with her
family, the active grandmother found herself in a scary situation.
“She felt very nauseated and
had to sit out. By the time her husband
and her grandkids came to see her she actually had passed out,” says Dr. Eric Eskioglu. He is the Director of Endovascular
and Vascular Neurosurgery at Healthpark Medical Center.
Phyllis says the doctors she saw after her accident suspected that she suffered
a ruptured aneurysm. Three months and
several specialists later, Phyllis decided to come to Healthpark Medical Center
and Dr. Eskioglu for help. “We said look, you have an aneurysm it’s really not coil
able and it’s not
clip able. The only other alternative I have for you is in the next two months the FDA is going to approve
this product called Onyx, you’ll probably be one of the first patients to try this
out it’s up to you,” describes Dr. Eskioglu.
Phyllis readily agreed to the procedure.
Through an artery in her groin area, surgeons inserted a puddy-like substance called
Onyx into her aneurysm. The Onyx fills up and hardens inside the aneurysm preventing it from rupturing.
Dr. Eskioglu says Phyllis handled everything extremely well.
So much so that she was able to get back on the tennis courts just days after
her procedure. She I actually waited
nine days. I could have done it in
seven but I didn’t have a game. I couldn’t
be any happier and to think that it’s right here in town and I didn’t have to go
someplace else, that’s wonderful. She
says, “I felt like I’ve never had anything done, it feels like I never had anything
in my brain.” The onyx procedure takes
nearly three hours to complete and patients are typically able to return home within
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