As there is no science thread humph and this is and isn't only about health have decided to post here. DH had angioplasty 5 years ago and had 3 stents inserted in his blocked up arteries via his groin (he's fine, he had a heart attack at home and I kept my head and immediately called ambulance although we both got a big fright). At the time I was fascinated enough at the thought of work being done on his heart all the way up there from entry point in his groin. Then I saw something briefly on telly the other night where someone had a coil put in to treat a cerebral aneurysm also with access via their groin! So it's been puzzling me ever since - how do you get to someone's head/brain to work on it, past their heart and all sorts of other organs, up their neck, into their head, having started off at the groin? Is it fairly easy? Is it quick? Is there a clear run in the artery from the groin to the brain or do you have to negotiate obstacles? Think will have to retrain as a surgeon.
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