Women's Health Procedures
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- Pelvic Pain (Chronic) - Chronic Pelvic Pain Treatment Using Minimally Invasive Surgical Solutions and Procedures
- Tubal Occlusion -Tubal Occlusion Treatment by Minimally Invasive Surgical Solutions and Procedures
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization - Uterine Fibroid Embolization using Minimally Invasive Surgical Solutions and Procedures
Fallopian Tube Recanalization
Some
common causes of infertility in both women and men can now be treated
without surgery by interventional radiologists. Often these treatments
do not require hospitalization or general anesthesia. Patients usually
may return to normal activity shortly after the procedure.
Blockage of the Fallopian Tube
The
most common cause of female infertility is a blockage of the fallopian
tube through which eggs pass from the ovary to the uterus. Occasionally,
these tubes become plugged or narrowed, preventing successful
pregnancy.
Interventional radiologists can diagnose and treat a
blockage in the fallopian tubes with a non-surgical procedure known as
selective salpingography. In the procedure, which does not require an
incision, a thin tube (catheter) is placed into the uterus. A contrast
agent, or dye, is injected through the catheter, and an X-ray image of
the uterine cavity is obtained. When a blockage of the fallopian tube is
identified, another catheter is threaded into the fallopian tube to
open the blockage.
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| Fallopian tube before treatment | Right fallopian tube open after treatment |