Interventional treatment of uterine fibroids

  Fibroids are tumors that occur in the muscular layer of the uterus, and the vast majority are benign. There are many treatment methods for fibroids, in general, there are five types: surgery, medication, HIFU, radiofrequency treatment and interventional treatment. Interventional therapy has been used in clinical practice for more than 10 years and is the main treatment for uterine fibroids in western developed countries with definite efficacy. The main procedure is uterine artery embolization (UAE).  UAE is performed by cutting a small hole the size of a grain of rice at the root of one thigh, inserting a special catheter into the blood supply artery of the fibroid, and applying embolic agent to block the blood supply of the fibroid to “starve” the fibroid. The procedure can be completed in as little as 30 minutes and usually in about an hour. It is painless during the operation and the postoperative reaction is mild, mainly manifesting as mild and transient pain in the lower abdomen and low fever, which are normal reactions after the intervention and can be treated symptomatically.  There is no special requirement after the operation, usually you can eat 6 hours after the operation, and you can move freely 24 hours; you can be discharged in 3-5 days, and you can go to work normally after 7-10 days of rest. The fibroids appear necrotic after interventional treatment, so there is no problem of recurrence. After ten years of observation, interventional treatment of uterine fibroids has been a mature technique with better clinical results. The method does not require opening and removal of the uterus, preserving the function of the uterus; few side effects and complications; fast recovery and precise efficacy; short hospital stay, and has become the preferred method to replace hysterectomy in the treatment of uterine fibroids abroad. The department has been successfully carrying out interventional treatment of uterine fibroids for more than ten years, and all of them have received good treatment results.