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Uterine Fibroid Embolization Large fibroids of the uterus can cause pain and dysfunctional bleeding, which can lead to a hysterectomy. An alternate palliative or pre-surgical procedure called Uterine Fibroid Embolization, now exists which gives a woman another option for treatment or lessening the risk of bleeding with directed fibroid removal. Small catheters are placed in the vessels in the groin and advanced into the arteries supplying the fibroid tumors of the uterus, and microparticles injected directly into the fibroid vessels, interrupting blood flow to the fibroid causing it to shrink and or be relatively less vascular, making risk of blood loss during surgical removal less likely. The RCND section of interventional radiology evaluates women for potential therapy, and are experienced in this cutting-edge therapy. |
