Uterine Fibroid Embolization

For 40 percent of women over 40, uterine fibroids are troublesome growths that can interfere with daily life by causing excessive bleeding, pain, or pressure on the bladder. Now a new minimally invasive approach called uterine artery embolization treats the condition by starving the fibroid of blood supply, avoiding the need for hysterectomy. Watch as Hartford Hospital physicians perform a live embolization by inserting tiny plastic particles through a catheter to plug the blood vessels leading to the tumor.

According to radiologyinfo.org “uterine fibroid embolization is less invasive than either open surgery to remove fibroid tumors or surgically removing the uterus itself. Patients ordinarily can resume their usual activities weeks earlier than if they had a hysterectomy.”