Tawam Hospital, a facility of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company "SEHA", has succeeded in diagnosing and treating 800 cases of uterine fibrosis through the embolization catheter technique, a simple procedure that allows women the opportunity to avoid traditional surgical interventions.
Dr. Jamal Al-Din Al-Qutaish, Head of the Radiology Department and Consultant Interventional Radiologist at Tawam Hospital, said, “We are pleased to announce the success of the hospital’s medical team in treating women with uterine fibroids through embolization catheters, eliminating their uterine fibrosis, expediting the removal of this burden and providing comfort for them. for our patients. This procedure provides an opportunity for patients to reduce surgical interventions to a minimum, and this medical procedure has important advantages, including not causing any harm to the uterus, thus preserving the woman's ability to become pregnant and have children. The success rate of this procedure underscores our continued commitment to providing our patients with the most innovative and class-based treatments to improve treatment outcomes.
He stated that women with uterine fibrosis suffer silently despite the availability of treatment at the present time, explaining that uterine fibrosis is one of the most common benign tumors in women, as nearly 20% of women over the age of forty suffer from uterine fibrosis, pointing out that the treatment of tumors Uterine fibroids using catheters are characterized by ease and fewer problems and complications compared to surgical interventions.
He added, after the success of the treatment procedure, symptoms improve in most patients by up to 95%, and the patient then needs to stay in the hospital for only 8 hours. It is recommended to schedule a follow-up appointment after 6 months to re-imagin the area where the fibers have accumulated, and this is often followed up with the patient for a period of six months or a whole year.
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