Uterine Artery Embolization – Advantages and Treatment Options from the Best Hospitals and the Top Specialists in India
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Q. What is Fibroid Embolization?
It is a minimally invasive procedure, which means it requires only a tiny nick in the skin. It is performed while the patient is conscious but sedated – drowsy and feeling no pain. Fibroid embolization is performed by an interventional radiologist, a physician who is specially trained to perform this and other minimally invasive procedures.
The interventional radiologist makes a small nick in the skin (less then ¼ of an inch) in the groin and inserts a catheter into an artery. The catheter is guided through the artery to the uterus while the interventional radiologist guide the progress of the procedure using a moving X-ray (fluoroscopy). The interventional radiologist injects tiny plastic particles the size of grains of sand into the artery that is supplying blood to the fibroid tumor.
This cuts off the blood flow and causes the tumor (or tumors) to shrink. The artery on the other side of the uterus is then treated. Embolization preparation: A tiny angiographic catheter is inserted through a nick in the skin in to an artery and advanced into uterus.While embolization to treat uterine fibroids has been performed since 1995, embolization of the uterus is not new. It has been used successfully by interventional radiologist for over 20 years to treat heavy bleeding after childbirth. This procedure is now available at few hospitals.
Q. What are the Conditions that can be treated?
Uterine Artery Embolization has many Indications:
- Single / multiple Uterine Fibroids.
- Adenomyosis.
- Failed myomectomy / recurrence of fibroids after myomectomy.
- High risk patient for surgery like obesity, anemia, chronic renal failure etc.
- Post-partum Hemorrhage.
- Bleeding from Cancer of Cervix & Uterus.
- Pre-operative embolization to reduce bleeding during uterine surgery.
Q. Which Patient can go for Fibroid Embolization?
- They have single / multiple fibroids
- The fibroids are symptomatic
- There is no cancer (as suggested by pap smear or endometrial biopsy).
10 Great Advantages of Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids
- It is performed under Local anaesthesia. Not General anaesthesia.
- Requires only a tiny nick in the skin (No surgical incision of abdomen).
- Recovery is shorter than from hysterectomy or open myomectomy.
- Within 3 days patient can attend the job.
- Virtually no adhesion formation has been found. But in surgery adhesions are common.
- All fibroids are treated at once, which is not the case with myomectomy.
- There has been no observed recurrent growth of treated fibroids in the past 9 years.
- Uterine fibroid embolization involves virtually no blood loss or risk of blood transfusion.
- Many women resume light activities in a few days and the majority of women are able to return to normal activities (including exercise) within a week. If the presenting complaint was excess vaginal bleeding, 87-90% of cases experience resolution within 24hours.
- Emotionally, financially and physically benign procedure -embolization can have an overall advantage over other procedures as the uterus is not removed.
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Ms.Sherber, USA, Fibroids Treatments
It feels blessed to have a bundle of joy in our arms and Safemedtrip made our dream of becoming parents come true. It was a joyous experience here in India and I can honestly say that I can’t remember ever been taken care of by so many nice, kind, and caring people.
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