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Re: uterine artery embolizationFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netThu, 21 Oct 1999 20:31:04 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 1 Jul 1998, J.Glenn Bradley MD wrote: > >At Wed, 1 Jul 1998, kathryn overstreet wrote: >> >>At Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Nancy wrote: >>> >>>Two questions about this procedure. >>>1. What are the risks of having the blood supply cut off to the entire >>>uterus? Are the arteries able to grow back enough? >>>2. Are there any risks associated with silicon or poly vinyl used to >>>emobilize the arteries? >>I understand that it is not possible to cut off blood supply to the >>whole uterus as it is strickly those arteries to your fibroid that are >>embolized and all the other arteries (hundreds of them) are left >>untouched. >>I don't have an answer to your second question. I am also looking into >>having this procedure done but live in Fla and so far have not found a >>doctor in my area that does this procedure. Have you found a doctor yet >>who can perform this procedure? the only ones I have heard about live in >>California and Pennsylvania. I little to far as far as insurance is >>concerned.Write me back. Maybe we can exchange info > >Checkany major loca lhospital; ask for the Dept.of Radiology, determine >if an "interventional rediologist"is on staff and ask him if he can do >the procedure.Uterine artery embilization has been around for >decades,and has been used for stopping lifethreatening hemorrhage, eg. >after pelvic surgery, delivery etc.It is only the utilization of this >old technique for fibroids is it "new". > >Dr.B
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