Uterine Fibroid Embolization: A Better Way

The following report comes from our very own Dr. Michael deGroot and highlights Sound Vascular’s commitment to the expansion of our services and the comfort of our patients.

Dr. deGroot writes:  

We recently completed our first uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) for the treatment of symptomatic fibroids at our new facility and everything went very well. We have a happy, recovering patient.

Typically uterine fibroid embolization has been performed in the hospital setting and requires overnight admission. But with our expertise and for the appropriate patients, we are able to offer this treatment as a same day outpatient surgery. This advantage makes UFE an even more attractive option for treatment of fibroids compared to hysterectomy.

The procedure typically lasts less than an hour. It requires only a small incision into the femoral artery. Uterine Fibroid Embolization is designed to block the blood supply to the uterine fibroids, causing them to shrink. The procedure itself is relatively painless especially compared to the more invasive surgery of hysterectomy. Recovery from the procedure then takes place over the next six hours while being carefully monitored in our facility. Pain is typical during the recovery period, but we provide one-on-one nursing during recovery which helps greatly with pain management. After approximately six hours, most patients are sufficiently recovered and have their pain under control that they can return home the same day.

Recovery from the symptoms of fibroids will take place over the weeks after the procedure. As the fibroid slowly shrinks after treatment, symptoms will resolve. Typically improvement in symptoms is seen within three weeks after the procedure and improvement continues for up to 4 months.

We are looking forward to offering this treatment to more patients who wish to treat their fibroid disease and do so in a comfortable, safe, outpatient setting.

 

You can read more about uterine fibroids here.

 

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