Advantages of embolization in the treatment of uterine fibroids

The article is professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Truong Nghia Binh - Specialist in Obstetrics - Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Da Nang International Hospital

Uterine fibroids are a common benign tumor in women of childbearing age. Currently, there is a method to treat uterine fibroids without surgery is to treat uterine fibroids with embolization.

Uterine fibroids are a type of benign tumor in the muscle of the uterus. Fibroids can be solitary or multiple masses located in the myometrium, submucosa, or subperitoneum. Symptoms vary depending on the location and size of the tumor.
There are many methods of treating uterine fibroids, in which the method of treating uterine fibroids by embolization, also known as uterine fibroid embolization technique, is a new non-surgical treatment. provide high efficiency.
Uterine artery embolization is a procedure to block the uterine artery with tiny drug particles. When injecting occlusive agents into the uterine artery, they will follow the arterial branches to dilate and increase the flow to focus on the tumor, preventing blood from reaching the uterine smooth muscle tumor, and other branches. unobstructed, fibroids are ischemic, do not grow, necrosis or will gradually atrophy and may fall off. This procedure does not cause an incision, so the recovery time is fast.

Uterine artery embolization has been shown to be safe and effective in the treatment of uterine leiomyoma.
Uterine fibroid embolization does not interfere with the abdominal cavity, is painless, does not require anesthesia, does not leave scars on the skin, and has negligible blood loss. Because the technique is not complicated, there is no need to intervene with external surgical instruments, do not interfere in the abdomen, and do not affect the patient's labor and production in the future. The feeling of pain, fatigue after the short procedure, quickly subsided. Patients are usually discharged after 2-3 days, return to work after 5-7 days. During the first 1-3 weeks after embolism, vaginal discharge is usually pale pink. Meanwhile, if the same uterine leiomyoma disease is treated surgically, the recovery time will need from 6 to 8 weeks. High treatment efficiency: After only 3 to 6 months of treatment, the tumor size has decreased much compared to the original size. Symptoms caused by the tumor such as abdominal pain, blood clots, menorrhagia... Also improved after only 1 to 2 months of treatment. Highly aesthetic because it does not leave large scars on the skin surface. Short procedure time, no general anesthesia. Therefore, with the method of embolization of uterine fibroids, the patient can reduce the length of hospital stay, only need to stay in the hospital for 1 day after the procedure. In particular, with the method of treating uterine fibroids by embolization, the patient can still get pregnant again while avoiding the psychological damage of fibroid removal surgery and complete hysterectomy.

Uterine fibroids are a common disease in women and it is completely possible to get pregnant. However, if not detected and treated in time, it will affect reproductive health. Therefore, women should go to the hospital or specialized medical facilities for a health check before becoming pregnant.
Currently, Vinmec International General Hospital has applied the method of digital background scan and embolization to treat uterine fibroids. This method has a treatment efficiency of over 95% and is considered an advanced, modern and safe method for patients. After the procedure, the patient recovered quickly and left no sequelae.
Besides, Vinmec International General Hospital is equipped with the most modern equipment in Vietnam to bring optimal treatment efficiency. Under the implementation of a team of experienced doctors, the procedures are taken seriously, regularly checked by someone, and always updated with the latest procedures and regulations in the world. .