Doctors at Brooke Army Medical Center in the US have developed a new glue to treat aneurysms.
Brooke Army Medical Center endovascular neurosurgeon Christopher Koebbe said the glue, known as Onyx, fills the void of the aneurysm, and prevents bleeding and rupture.
" It’s a liquid that’s delivered by a catheter that we insert through an artery in the groin area," Koebbe explained. "And then we navigate it up into the brain cavity."
The glue starts out as a liquid and solidifies as it hits the blood, creating a permanent cure.
An aneurysm is a bulging, weak area in a vessel in the brain that is prone to rupturing and causing a massive brain haemorrhage.
