Uterine Fibroids
What it is:
Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that grow on or within the wall of the uterus. Fibroids can vary in size and grow. Some women can have multiple fibroids. Some women may not have symptoms, others may depending on the size and location of the fibroid. Learn more here.
Uterine fibroid are the most common type of benign tumor in women. While some women with fibroids may not have symptoms, others can have pain and bleeding associated with this condition. Fibroids can have a significant impact on a woman’s life.
At Sound Vascular, we offer women a minimally-invasive, safe and effective way to treat uterine fibroids as an outpatient, using uterine fibroid embolization.
There are various treatment options for uterine fibroids. Here at Sound Vascular, our Interventional Radiologists specialize in uterine fibroid embolization. Advanced treatment through interventional radiology offers many women an alternative to surgery.
Uterine Fibroid’s are usually diagnosed with a pelvic ultrasound or with an MRI, a more sensitive imaging tool.
Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) – UFE is an effective, minimally invasive outpatient procedure for the treatment of uterine fibroids. The treatment, uterine artery embolization, is designed to cut off the blood supply to the fibroid, causing it to shrink. The procedure begins with a small incision in the groin. Using imaging for guidance, the doctor then passes a catheter into the femoral artery, continuing into the uterine artery, close to the location of the fibroid. The physician will then inject small particles, about as small as grains of sand, into the uterine artery that supplies the fibroid. This blocks the blood flow to the fibroid, and will cause the fibroid to shrink and eventually die.
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Dr. Derrick,
MD
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