1 / 6

Uterine Fibroid Embolization

Uterine Fibroid Embolization (or Uterine Artery Embolization) is non-surgical treatment option that provides relief from fibroids without the risks of an invasive surgery. UFE offers many benefits to patients seeking alternatives to a hysterectomy or myomectomy. The procedure involves interventional radiologists using imaging to guide a catheter through a small incision in groin (femoral artery) or the wrist (radial artery) to the artery feeding the fibroid and blocks the uterine arteries that supply blood to the fibroid. By eliminating the blood supply, it causes the fibroid to shrink and di

usafibroid
Download Presentation

Uterine Fibroid Embolization

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Uterine Fibroid Embolization

  2. Treatment For Fibroid The interventional radiologist will then numb your upper thigh, make a small incision, and insert a tiny catheter. A real-time x-ray called fluoroscopy helps guide the catheter into the uterine artery that supplies blood to fibroids. Then, we inject small embolic material into the artery. These particles block the blood flow and keep blood from getting to your fibroids, causing them to shrink.

  3. https://www.usafibroidcenters.com/

  4. Symptoms of Fibroid Symptoms of uterine fibroids vary from woman to woman. Some don’t have any symptoms, while others have chronic pain that impacts their daily life. Some women experience pain as soon as their fibroids develop, and some women experience pain or pressure on and off for months. The intensity and frequency of pain also differs for each woman.

  5. Uterine Fibroid Embolization is an outpatient procedure that treats uterine fibroids and alleviates symptoms. There is no hospitalization required, and the procedure is minimally invasive, so you can leave without stitches. Embolization of Fibroid Tumor

  6. Contact US: 304 Wainwright Drive Northbrook, IL 60062 8556152555 https://www.usafibroidcenters.com/

More Related