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Understanding Uterine Fibroid Embolization

Explore the innovative procedure known as uterine fibroid embolization

In this informative video, we meet Jenny, who is trying to understand uterine fibroid embolization and has been experiencing troublesome symptoms caused by uterine fibroids, including heavy bleeding and pain. Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous tumors that can significantly impact a woman’s life. Traditionally, treatment options included surgical removal of the uterus or fibroids,

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Preparing for Your Upcoming Interventional Radiology Procedure

Preparing for your upcoming interventional radiology procedure is fairly simple compared to open surgery. There are a few things to go over that may apply to you.

Preprocedural Tests

There are no mandatory heart or lung tests that need to be performed ahead of time because we do almost all our procedures under conscious or deep sedation.

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What to Expect on the Day of Your Procedure

We know that anticipating your interventional radiology procedure can cause anxiety, so we are going to walk you through a typical day so that you’ll feel as comfortable as possible throughout the entire experience. We want you to know what to expect on the day of your procedure.

The morning before the IR procedure

When you wake up,

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What to Expect after My Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE)

Immediately after prostate artery embolization, the vast majority of men don’t feel any pain or discomfort in their prostate gland. While we block off most of the blood flow to the prostate gland through the prostatic arteries, it always gets some blood supply via collateral arteries from its neighboring structures in the pelvis, namely the bladder,

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Understanding Uterine Fibroid Embolization

Preparing for Your Upcoming Interventional Radiology Procedure

What to Expect on the Day of Your Procedure