News articles tagged with 'embolisation'
Diagnosis uncertainty increases anxiety in patients
— 29 Nov 2010 14:07 | HealthHave you ever felt uneasy sitting in a doctor's waiting room or climbed the walls waiting for your test results? That feeling of anxious uncertainty can be more stressful than knowing…
How to control massive bleeding from the hepatic artery
— 21 Sep 2010 12:51 | HealthDelayed hepatic arterial haemorrhage after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is not a common but a fatal complication, occurring in 7% of all patients. Its ideal management remains unclear…
Zapping uterine fibroids with heat from high-energy sound waves
— 15 Mar 2010 15:49 | HealthThere's a new interventional radiology tool showing promise in the treatment of uterine fibroids: magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), a minimally invasive treatment…
Uterine fibroid embolisation shows fertility rates comparable to myomectomy
— 15 Mar 2010 15:49 | HealthUterine fibroid embolisation, a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure that blocks blood supply to treat painful uterine fibroids, has a comparable fertility rate to…
Surgical treatment a rare complication of duodenal diverticulum
— 25 Aug 2009 14:27 | HealthMost of the duodenal diverticula are diagnosed incidentally and asymptomatic, 12% to 27% at endoscopy. Only 5% to 10% of patients with duodenal diverticula suffer from clinical symptoms.…
New treatment option for ruptured brain aneurysms
— 25 Aug 2009 13:29 | HealthResearchers in Finland have identified an effective new treatment option for patients who have suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm, a potentially life-threatening event. Results of the…
Minimally invasive treatment improves male fertility
— 22 Jul 2008 22:18 | HealthA minimally invasive treatment for a common cause of male infertility can significantly improve a couple's chances for pregnancy, according to a new study published in the August issue…
Cigarette smokers treated for brain aneurysm with coils at higher risk of recurrence
— 20 Mar 2008 17:12 | HealthCigarette smokers who were treated for cerebral aneurysms with coil embolisation (blocking of a blood vessel) are at greater risk of developing another aneurysm, say neurological surgeons…
Jefferson neurosurgeons using new liquid treatment for wide-neck brain aneurysm
— 31 Jan 2008 09:54 | HealthNeurological surgeons at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience are among the first surgeons in the United States using an FDA-approved liquid system for treating wide-necked brain aneurysms,…
Registry data shows long-term efficacy for uterine fibroid embolisation
— 2 Jan 2008 18:21 | HealthThree-year data from the largest, multi-centre, prospective voluntary registry on any procedure for benign uterine fibroids showed that 90 percent of the women participating avoided…
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