Prostate artery embolization or PAE is a challenging embolization but an impactful procedure in Interventional Radiology for enlarged prostate symptoms and/or hematuria, blood in urine.
⭐️ 𝗪𝐡y is PAE the most 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 embolization? These arteries can be small with varying anatomy. Above demonstrates difficult bilateral origins from the obturator artery. There is also supply to the penis on the right. Regardless in appropriate hands it can be done well.
💡PAE is a relatively new non-surgical treatment option for an enlarged prostate or BPH. 𝗪𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞? Anyone that has a prostate!
Microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with BPH and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association considers PAE as experimental. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐀𝐄 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
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Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an outpatient non-surgical treatment for benign thyroid nodules. This innovative treatment is performed in our office with local numbing medication and is well tolerated. Patients walk out of the office with just a Band-Aid.
👍🏼No major incision or scar
👍🏻No stitches
👍🏾No major downtime
👍No surgical drains
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞? Our doctor treats complex cases and RFA redos. Get it done right the first time. This treatment is performed by our advanced image guided specialist that performs over 2000 ultrasound procedures yearly.
RFA has been around for over a decade and initially used by Interventional Radiologist for the treatment of cancers, such as in the liver and lung. Interventional Radiologist now use microwave and cryoablation (freezing) for cancerous tumors. RFA however is well suited for the treatment of thyroid and parathyroid lesions.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐅𝐀 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? A special probe is placed into the nodule using ultrasound guidance. This probe then heats up the tissue using a radiofrequency. The heated tissue then shrinks and dies over time similar to cancerous tumors treated with ablation in other organs.
Successful outcome requires skill and experience in visualizing the thyroid in 3D while watching a 2D ultrasound image during the ablation.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬:
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Personalized and superior patient care is a top priority at CVI 👏🏼
Don’t be a number at some fast food style medical center 👎🏽 It’s not about checking off boxes like corporate and hospital medicine has come to be
🙌🏽 It also helps that our doctor is the best at what he does!
Common unknown fact – the consultation and post op visits are just as important as the actual procedure. Some of the treatment failures can be attributed to centers that cut corners and don’t give these visits the attention to detail that they require.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲
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Patient testimonial review of the UFE procedure. Did your doctor only offer you a hysterectomy?
Fact✨Women of color are 2x more likely to only be offered a hysterectomy rather than a less invasive option. Two times! Is this 2023? Push your doctor to discuss less invasive options.
The UFE procedure has been FDA approved and accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years!!
Trans-Radial Uterine Fibroid Embolization #trUFE is the fibroid treatment with the smallest incision through the wrist, which is less likely to leave any scarring behind. What is the difference between the traditional groin and the new radial UFE procedure? Read more on our blog page: https://cvifibroidcenter.com/
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬? Surgery is not the only option. Dr Allaei treats complex cases as well as UFE redos. Get it done right the first time with an experience board certified specialist. Don’t let a doctor tell you your only option is a hysterectomy without speaking to a UFE specialist.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No burning (acessa) 💯
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
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🖥 www.CVIFibroidCenter.com
Posted with permission.
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Before and After IPSS score of a patient who had Prostate Artery Embolization, PAE. These scores help determine the severity of patients prostate symptoms, the higher the number the worse the situation.
Prior to the PAE procedure the prostate had grown so large that the patient had to place a catheter daily into the bladder to drain the urine. 3 months after PAE he was able to urinate on his own without a catheter 👏🏼👏🏼 Not having to place a catheter through the penis daily = happy camper 🤗
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐀𝐄? PAE is a non-surgical, challenging but impactful procedure for enlarged prostates, bleeding prostates and chronic prostate inflammation.
⭐️One guarantee in life is that a man’s prostate will grow.
⭐️PAE is one option if the large prostate causes symptoms.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? Through a tiny tube microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with big prostates and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association considers PAE as experimental. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐀𝐄 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
📞 (310) 409-4114
📬 Consult@cavascular.com
🖥 www.CAvascular.com
#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist
Patient with a large fibroid uterus, she was told that invasive hysterectomy was her only option 👎🏽👎🏽
Fact✨Women of color are 2x more likely to only be offered a hysterectomy rather than a less invasive option. Two times! Is this 2023? Push your doctor to discuss less invasive options.
MRI images of the uterus before and after Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE). 6 months later the uterus has significantly shrunken in size with complete resolution of symptoms. Downside? No surgical battle scars to show for it 🙌🏽
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬? Surgery is not the only option. Dr Allaei treats complex cases as well as UFE redos. Get it done right the first time with an experience board certified specialist. Don’t let a doctor tell you your only option is a hysterectomy without speaking to a UFE specialist.
The UFE procedure has been FDA approved and accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years!!
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No burning (acessa) 💯
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
📞 (310) 409-4114
📬 Consult@cavascular.com
🖥 www.CVIFibroidCenter.com
Posted with permission.
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Patient testimonial review of the UFE procedure. Did your doctor only offer you a hysterectomy?
Fact✨Women of color are 2x more likely to only be offered a hysterectomy rather than a less invasive option. Two times! Is this 2023? Push your doctor to discuss less invasive options.
The UFE procedure has been FDA approved and accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years!!
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐅𝐄? The UFE procedure is ideal for those with too many fibroids!
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬? Surgery is not the only option. Dr Allaei treats complex cases as well as UFE redos. Get it done right the first time with an experience board certified specialist. Don’t let a doctor tell you your only option is a hysterectomy without speaking to a UFE specialist.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No burning (acessa) 💯
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
📞 (310) 409-4114
📬 Consult@cavascular.com
🖥 www.CVIFibroidCenter.com
Posted with permission.
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MRI images of the uterus before and after Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE). 6 months later the fibroids have passed or significantly shrunken resulting in a normal size uterus and complete resolution of symptoms. Downside? No surgical battle scars to show for it 🙌🏽
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬? Surgery is not the only option. Contact us today. Our specialist treats complex cases as well as UFE redos. Get it done right the first time with an experience board certified specialist.
The UFE procedure has been FDA approved and accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years!!
Surgery is commonly reserved for cancer and emergencies, but it is still performed routinely for benign fibroids. If you a candidate for the UFE procedure, you do not need to have a surgery first approach.
✨Over 90% of patients and millions worldwide have been treated successfully.
✨Can be performed through the arm (trans-radial), which can be much more comfortable and low risk for patients.
💉Surgery is not your only option. Don’t wait until your fibroids grow even larger.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No burning (acessa) 💯
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
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📬 Consult@cavascular.com
🖥 www.CVIFibroidCenter.com
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The UFE procedure is a non-surgical option that treats all fibroids in one session through its blood supply. This FDA approved treatment has been accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and has been around for over 20 years!!
Trans-Radial Uterine Fibroid Embolization #trUFE is the fibroid treatment with the smallest incision, which is less likely to leave any scarring behind. What is the difference between the traditional groin and the new radial UFE procedure? Read more here: https://cvifibroidcenter.com/
This safe procedure can even be performed on patients that are severely anemic or too high risk for surgery because of its safety, lack of operative blood loss and need for general anesthesia.
Do you need to have surgery for fibroids? Surgery is commonly reserved for cancer and emergencies, but it is still performed routinely for benign fibroids. If you a candidate for the UFE procedure, you do not need to have a surgery first approach.
✨Over 90% of patients and millions worldwide have been treated successfully.
✨Can be performed through the arm (trans-radial), which can be much more comfortable and low risk for patients.
💉Surgery is not your only option. Don’t wait until your fibroids grow even larger.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 fibroid 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
📞 (310) 409-4114
📬 Consult@cavascular.com
🖥 www.CVIFibroidCenter.com
Posted with permission.
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📓The techniques, medications, supplies, and procedures offered can vary by country. As such, research studies are published from around the world and the exchange of these ideas and techniques is essential to providing the best care 🙌🏽
📓After hearing Dr. Okuno’s research results at a conference, Dr Allaei visited his clinic in Tokyo to observe first hand his pioneering techniques on treating musculoskeletal pain with embolization 🙏
Embolization (the blockage of 🩸blood flow) has shown great results in the treatment of knee arthritis and frozen shoulder 👏🏼 We can expect more applications to come soon as this therapy is already being offered for a variety of musculoskeletal issues outside the US.
💡Medicine is always changing and there is something to be learned from everyone. To be the best, one cannot practice in isolation.
💡A physician who has 20 years of experience doing the same thing without keeping up with the science or their peers isn’t delivering the best care.
⭐️𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? An embolic is a substance that is used to block the flow of blood —> embolization.
⭐️𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Through a small nick in the skin in the groin or wrist, a tiny catheter is guided under X-rays into the artery where the embolics are delivered.
If you are dealing with issues related to knee arthritis or frozen shoulder, contact us to discuss embolization as a possible treatment.
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🎁 Happy holidays from the CVI team 🎄
We wish the best to our healed patients as they leave our practice ☺️
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📽️𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐅𝐀 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🎬
👨🏻💻The video shows ultrasound images during a live thyroid nodule RFA. First the cystic fluid is removed, then the remaining solid nodule and cystic sac together is ablated using RFA energy.
💡This non-surgical treatment can shrink thyroid nodules with minimal to no scarring or surgical risks. There are no major incision, stitches or downtime. Patients go home with a Band-Aid.
💡Cysts (dark areas) contain fluid and these are first aspirated using a tiny needle. Once the fluid has been removed, an RFA probe is moved through the thyroid nodule “ablating” the tissues. This ablation process heats up the nodule tissue and cyst cavities burning them inactive. The body then recycles this dead tissue and the nodule shrinks over time.
👨🏻⚕️This is performed by our image-guided specialist who has trained in ablation and has performed thousands of procedures using ultrasound! As one of the top ultrasound procedure specialists you will be in great hands. Did you know ablation is also performed by our specialist for renal, liver and lung cancers? 🙌🏽
RFA is one of the first ablative methods used to treat solid cancers, showing effective shrinkage and death of cancer cells.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬:
(310) 409-4114
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🎥Live ultrasound images during aspiration and sclerotherapy of a spermatocele 🎞️
💡Using ultrasound guidance a tiny tube called a catheter is placed through the skin and the fluid (black) is removed. Then a measured amount of a sclerotherapy medication is administered into the residual cystic sac causing it to close 🥳
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞?🤔 A spermatocele (or epididymal / testicular cyst) is a fluid collection in the scrotum that contains clear or milky white fluid, and sometimes, sperm. The exact reason why spermatoceles develop is unknown but it is believed to be due to a blockage in one or more of the tubes within the epididymis.
𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: This can be treated with surgery or a non-surgical procedure called aspiration and sclerotherapy.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲? This is a non-surgical treatment done in the office that removes the fluid in the cyst and uses a special medicine to close the spermatocele.
In-office procedure 👍
No stitches👍🏽
No major incisions👍🏼
No downtime 👍🏼
🌟Our office performs more sclerotherapy procedures than any other office.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
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𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬?
These are tiny loops of soft metal, typically made of platinum. The purpose of a coil is to block the flow of blood 🩸
They come in different size loops, lengths, and strengths depending on the vessel being deployed in. These coils are specially packed in a tiny tube and come out of the catheter tip to allow for proper placement.
⚠️ Appropriate sizing is essential to make sure they have a nice fit in their new home, your blood vessel 🙃
𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝? These coils are used to close certain type of aneurysms in the brain and body, stop bleeding, help with tumor treatment, and other more specialized procedures such as varicocele and pelvic congestion treatment.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? The blockage of blood flow is termed embolization.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Through a small nick in the skin in the groin, neck or wrist, a tiny catheter is guided under X-rays into the blood vessel of interest where the coils are deployed.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? Liquids, foam, plugs, coils, spherical, non-spherical particles can be used for embolizations depending on the situation.
𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. This occurs when embolic material goes into unintended vessels 🚨For example, if the coil is not fitted or placed properly it can dislodge and fly down the leg or into other organs 😳while in some situation this can be corrected, proper technique and planning can prevent this from ever happening 😎
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 embolization 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
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Prostate artery embolization or PAE is a challenging but impactful procedure in Interventional Radiology for BPH and or hematuria, blood in urine.
⭐️ While this is a low risk procedure, the biggest risk is non-target embolization of beads into organs outside of the prostate. In the above case there is communication of the prostate artery with the penis. A good procedural evaluation can identify these communicating branches so that they can be closed off before the administration of beads.
💡PAE is a relatively new non-surgical treatment option for an enlarged prostate or BPH. Microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with BPH and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association still considers PAE as experimental compared to their treatments. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐀𝐄 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
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#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist
17 cm fibroid treated only with UFE – 10 month follow up testimonial video
𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐅𝐄 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞? In the right candidate this procedure can be effective even for large fibroids. However, there are many factors that go into this decision and that’s why it’s important to have a consultation with an experienced physician. Contact our office to see if you would be a candidate for the UFE procedure and avoid major surgery.
Surgery is commonly reserved for cancer and emergencies, but it is still performed routinely for benign fibroids. Did you know that there are highly effective and approved non-surgical options that keep your abdomen incision free?
The UFE procedure is a non-surgical option that treats all fibroids in one session through its blood supply. This FDA approved treatment has been accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and has been around for over 20 years!!
✨Over 90% of patients and millions worldwide have been treated successfully.
✨Can be performed through the arm (trans-radial), which can be much more comfortable and low risk for patients.
💉Surgery is not your only option. Don’t wait until your fibroids grow even larger.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
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🖥 www.CVIFibroidCenter.com
Posted with permission.
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𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.
👨🏻⚕️👩🏻⚕️🧑⚕️Conference attendance allows physicians to keep up to date with medical/device technology, experience variation, tips and tricks for complex cases, and research. Does your physician attend specialty specific conferences? 🤔
💡 The exchange of ideas, techniques, and experiences is crucial to bringing patients the best solution.
💡Medicine is always changing. To keep up one cannot practice in isolation.
💡A physician who has 20 years of experience doing the same thing without keeping up with the science isn’t delivering the best care.
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Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an outpatient non-surgical treatment for benign thyroid nodules. This innovative treatment is performed in our office with local numbing medication and is well tolerated. Patients walk out of the office with just a Band-Aid.
👍🏼No major incision or scar
👍🏻No stitches
👍🏾No major downtime
👍No surgical drains
This treatment is performed by our advanced image-guided specialist that performs over 2000 ultrasound procedures yearly.
RFA has been around for over a decade and initially used by Interventional Radiologist for the treatment of cancers, such as the liver and lung. Interventional Radiologist now use microwave and cryoablation (freezing) for cancerous tumors. RFA however is well suited for the treatment of thyroid and parathyroid lesions.
How does RFA work? A special probe is placed into the nodule using ultrasound guidance. This probe then heats up the tissue using a radiofrequency. The heated tissue then shrinks and dies over time similar to cancerous tumors treated with ablation in other organs.
Successful outcome requires skill and experience in visualizing the thyroid in 3D while watching a 2D ultrasound image during the ablation. Our Double Board Certified MD is specifically trained in ablation of soft tissue and bony tumors.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 A𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 T𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬:
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We love taking care of our patients ♥️💙💜
Don’t be a number at some fast food style medical center 👎🏽
🙌🏽 It also helps that our doctor is the best at what he does!
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲
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8 month follow up testimonial video of the UFE procedure.
Surgery is commonly reserved for cancer and emergencies, but it is still performed routinely for benign fibroids. Did you know that there are highly effective and approved non-surgical options that keep your abdomen incision free?
Trans-Radial Uterine Fibroid Embolization #trUFE is the fibroid treatment with the smallest incision, which is less likely to leave any scarring behind. What is the difference between the traditional groin and the new radial UFE procedure? Read more here: https://cvifibroidcenter.com/blog/radial-femoral-fibroid-embolization/
The UFE procedure is a non-surgical option that treats all fibroids in one session through its blood supply. This FDA approved treatment has been accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and has been around for over 20 years!!
This safe procedure can even be performed on patients that are severely anemic or too high risk for surgery because of its safety and lack of need for general anesthesia.
✨Over 90% of patients and millions worldwide have been treated successfully.
✨Can be performed through the arm (trans-radial), which can be much more comfortable and low risk for patients.
💉Surgery is not your only option. Don’t wait until your fibroids grow even larger.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 fibroid 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.
📞 (310) 409-4114
📬 Consult@cavascular.com
🖥 www.CVIFibroidCenter.com
Posted with permission.
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Prostate artery embolization or PAE is a challenging but impactful procedure in Interventional Radiology for enlarged prostate symptoms and/or hematuria, blood in urine.
⭐️ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐀𝐄? PAE is the most challenging embolization as these arteries can be small with varying anatomy. Above demonstrates difficult bilateral origins from the obturator artery. There is also communication to the penis on the right.
💡PAE is a relatively new non-surgical treatment option for an enlarged prostate or BPH. 𝗪𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞? Anyone that has a prostate!
Microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with BPH and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association considers PAE as experimental. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
Seek out an image-guided specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that specializes in embolization techniques 👨🏻⚕️
#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist
Society of Interventional Radiologists – Annual Convention
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲?
Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is a nonprofit, professional medical society representing more than 8,000 practicing physicians, trainees, medical students, scientists and clinical associates. The society’s core purpose and mission is to work with its members to deliver patient-centered care through image-guided therapy. By fostering creativity and innovation in a collaborative environment, clinical and research professionals freely exchange ideas to find inspired solutions to patient care.
𝗪𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬?
Medical doctors with 6 years of post medical school training who have specialized in both diagnostic imaging and minimally invasive therapies. They are the only specialty in medicine that is board certified in different imaging modalities and trained in using the imaging to guide treatments, either through blood vessels or directly through a tiny incision in the skin.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲?
Interventional radiology (also known as IR) is a specialty that pioneered minimally invasive treatments as an alternative to open surgery for many medical conditions.
Through a tiny incision in your skin the interventional radiologist can deliver precise, targeted treatment to complex and sometimes life-threatening diseases and conditions.
Dr. Charles Dotter is regarded as the father of interventional radiology. From developing the automated x-ray rolling film, the interventional catheter, and the percutaneous angioplasty (to name a few), his contributions and collaborations have revolutionized medical treatments and the quality of care that is provided today.
#Irad #withoutascalpel #medicalcare #thyroidrfa #interventionalradiology #interventionaloncology #rcc #surgery #healthcare #urology #medicine #medschool #tumor #health #medicalstudents #residency #fellowship #ice #healthandwellness #healthdoctor
Elderly patient with severe pelvic pain after a fall brought to the ER and found to have a right sacral fracture.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐦?
The sacrum is an important bone in the back of the pelvis between the hip bones. A sacral fracture can be debilitating and patients have a hard time even sitting.
A non-surgical procedure called Sacroplasty was performed and she was able to sit again without pain 😃🙏
𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫? As we age bones lose density and become more fragile. As they say, use it or lose it. Make sure to always exercise and keep that muscle mass!
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲?
This is an image-guided procedure where a needle is placed into the fractured bone under image-guidance, in this case CT. Then a cement like material is administered into the bone, hardening and providing support 💪🏽. This requires no stitches or major incisions, and can be done with moderate sedation.
🔍Commonly patients are discharged home with pain medication, but other options exist! Make sure to ask for a second opinion from an Interventional Radiologist
#sacroplasty #medicine #medschool #interventionalradiology #withoutascalpel #irad #residency #vir #spine #fracture #backpain #spine #spinehealth #health #doctors #md #spinesurgery #pelvicpain #painmanagement #wellness @stryker.spine @sirspecialists
Patient with cancer being treated with an outpatient non-surgical microwave ablation procedure.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? A special probe is placed in the cancer. The microwave energy is applied, heating and destroying the cancer. A few minutes later the patient is cancer free 👏🏼 Ablation can be performed using heat, cold or other energy source.
There are two types of needles involved in the treatment above.
1️⃣ Ablation probe to destroy cancer cells
2️⃣ Long needle to infuse sterile fluid and air. This displaces and prevents ablation of adjacent organs
No general anesthesia risks 👍🏽
No stitches 👍🏻
No major scar 👍🏼
1 day recovery 👍🏿
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Thyroid, lung, liver, kidney, bone, and other soft tissue lesions.
𝐀𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 in appropriate candidates.
Make sure to seek out a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist who is experienced in ablation techniques.
#Irad #withoutascalpel #rfa #thyroidrfa #interventionalradiology #interventionaloncology #rcc #renalcellcarcinoma #kidneytumor #urology #medicine #medschool #tumor #health #medicalstudents #residency #fellowship #ice #healthandwellness #healthdoctor #ablation #tumorablation @sirspecialists
MRI images of the uterus before and after Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE). 6 months later the fibroids have passed or significantly shrunken resulting in a normal size uterus and complete resolution of symptoms. Downside? No surgical battle scars to show for it 🙌🏽
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬? Surgery is not the only option. Dr Allaei treats complex cases as well as UFE redos. Get it done right the first time with an experience board certified specialist.
The UFE procedure has been FDA approved and accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years!!
Surgery is commonly reserved for cancer and emergencies, but it is still performed routinely for benign fibroids. If you a candidate for the UFE procedure, you do not need to have a surgery first approach.
✨Over 90% of patients and millions worldwide have been treated successfully.
✨Can be performed through the arm (trans-radial), which can be much more comfortable and low risk for patients.
💉Surgery is not your only option. Don’t wait until your fibroids grow even larger.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No burning (acessa) 💯
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
Seek out an embolization specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that is experienced in treating fibroids 👨🏻⚕️
Posted with permission.
#fibroidcenter #fibroids #fibroidsurgery #fibroidsawareness #fibroidsolution #fibroidsLA #fibroidsawarenessmonth #ufe #uterinefibroidembolization #hysterectomyproblems #hysterectomy #myomectomy #femalehealthcare #healthylifestyleblog #losangeleshealth #losangeles #endometriosis #Myomectomy #UFE #CVI #FibroidCenter #BecomingFibroidFree #fibroiddoctor #fibroidspecialists @sirspecialists
Before and After IPSS scores of a patient who had Prostate Artery Embolization, PAE. These scores help determine the severity of patients prostate symptoms, the higher the number the worse the situation.
Prior to the PAE procedure the prostate had grown so large that the patient had to place a catheter daily into the bladder to drain the urine. 3 months after PAE he was able to urinate on his own without a catheter 👏🏼👏🏼 Not having to place a catheter through the penis daily = happy camper 🤗
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐀𝐄? PAE is a non-surgical, challenging but impactful procedure for enlarged prostates, bleeding prostates and chronic prostate inflammation.
⭐️One guarantee in life is that a man’s prostate will grow.
⭐️PAE is one option if the large prostate causes symptoms.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? Through a tiny tube microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with big prostates and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association considers PAE as experimental. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
Seek out an image-guided specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that specializes in embolization techniques 👨🏻⚕️
#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist @sirspecialists
Patient with a large fibroid uterus, she was told that invasive hysterectomy was her only option 👎🏽👎🏽
Fact✨Women of color are 2x more likely to only be offered a hysterectomy rather than a less invasive option. Two times! Is this 2023? Push your doctor to discuss less invasive options.
MRI images of the uterus before and after Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE). 6 months later the uterus has significantly shrunken in size with complete resolution of symptoms. Downside? No surgical battle scars to show for it 🙌🏽
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬? Surgery is not the only option. Dr Allaei treats complex cases as well as UFE redos. Get it done right the first time with an experience board certified specialist. Don’t let a doctor tell you your only option is a hysterectomy without speaking to a UFE specialist.
The UFE procedure has been FDA approved and accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years!!
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No burning (acessa) 💯
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
Seek out an embolization specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that is experienced in treating fibroids 👨🏻⚕️
Posted with permission.
#fibroidcenter #fibroids #fibroidsurgery #fibroidsawareness #fibroidsolution #fibroidsLA #fibroidsawarenessmonth #ufe #uterinefibroidembolization #hysterectomyproblems #hysterectomy #myomectomy #femalehealthcare #healthylifestyleblog #losangeleshealth #losangeles #endometriosis #Myomectomy #UFE #CVI #FibroidCenter #BecomingFibroidFree #fibroiddoctor #fibroidspecialists
📓The techniques, medications, supplies, and procedures offered can vary by country. As such, research studies are published from around the world and the exchange of these ideas and techniques is essential to providing the best care 🙌🏽
📓After hearing Dr. Okuno’s research results at a conference, he graciously allowed me to visit his clinic in Tokyo to observe first hand his pioneering techniques on treating
musculoskeletal pain with embolization 🙏
Embolization (the blockage of 🩸blood flow) has shown great results in the treatment of knee arthritis and frozen shoulder 👏🏼 We can expect more applications to come soon as this therapy is already being offered for a variety of musculoskeletal issues outside the US.
💡Medicine is always changing and there is something to be learned from everyone. To be the best, one cannot practice in isolation.
💡A physician who has 20 years of experience doing the same thing without keeping up with the science or their peers isn’t delivering the best care.
⭐️𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? An embolic is a substance that is used to block the flow of blood —> embolization.
⭐️𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Through a small nick in the skin in the groin or wrist, a tiny catheter is guided under X-rays into the artery where the embolics are delivered.
If you are dealing with issues related to knee arthritis or frozen shoulder, contact us today to discuss embolization as a possible treatment.
#medicine #irad #conference #interventionalradiology #medical #caseconference #medicalstudent #physician #surgery #vascular #residency #fellowship #health #hospital #cathlab #doctors #adayinthelife #teaching #education
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬?
These are tiny loops of soft metal, typically made of platinum. The purpose of a coil is to block the flow of blood 🩸
They come in different size loops, lengths, and strengths depending on the vessel being deployed in. These coils are specially packed in a tiny tube and come out of the catheter tip to allow for proper placement.
⚠️ Appropriate sizing is essential to make sure they have a nice fit in their new home, your blood vessel 🙃
𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝? These coils are used to close certain type of aneurysms in the brain and body, stop bleeding, help with tumor treatment, and other more specialized procedures such as varicocele and pelvic congestion treatment.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? The blockage of blood flow is termed embolization.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Through a small nick in the skin in the groin, neck or wrist, a tiny catheter is guided under X-rays into the blood vessel of interest where the coils are deployed.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? Liquids, foam, plugs, coils, spherical, non-spherical particles can be used for embolizations depending on the situation.
𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. This occurs when embolic material goes into unintended vessels 🚨For example, if the coil is not fitted or placed properly it can dislodge and fly down the leg or into other organs 😳while in some situation this can be corrected, proper technique and planning can prevent this from ever happening 😎
Make sure to seek out a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist who is experienced in embolization techniques.
#embolization #coils #embolisation #embolics #irad #interventionalradiology #urology #renaltumor #cancer #bleeding #radiology #healthylifestyleblog #losangeleshealth #healthylifestyleeveryday #losangeles #LAhealthy #lahealthcare #california #varicocle #pcs @theii @sirspecialists @sirrfs
Prostate artery embolization or PAE is a challenging but impactful procedure in Interventional Radiology for BPH symptoms and/or hematuria, blood in urine.
⭐️ While this is a low risk procedure, the biggest risk is non-target embolization of beads into organs outside of the prostate. In the above case there is communication of the prostate artery with the penis. A good procedural evaluation can identify these communicating branches so that they can be closed off before the administration of beads.
💡PAE is a relatively new non-surgical treatment option for an enlarged prostate or BPH. Microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with BPH and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association considers PAE as experimental. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
Seek out an image-guided specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that specializes in embolization techniques 👨🏻⚕️
#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist
🚑 Patient who presented with shortness of breath found to have blood clots in the lungs and heart.
🩺 A catheter a size larger than a Sharpie pen is placed through a vessel in the groin, and advanced into the heart and lungs. Using x-ray guidance and an ultrasound probe in the esophagus the blood clots can be visualized for removal. Suction is then performed removing the blood clots shown above, restoring blood flow.
📚 Blood clots in the lungs can present with shortness of breath, chest pressure, collapse and death. Large blood clots that cause abnormal pumping of the heart is called 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 (𝐏𝐄), which is fatal without treatment.
#inari #thrombectomy #pe #embolism #Irad #medicine #emergencymedicine #erdoctor #interventionalradiology @inarimedical @sirspecialists @sirrfs @theii
𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 – 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨
Rare presentation of an invasive breast cancer to the axilla presenting with uncontrolled active bleeding.
Via the wrist, a catheter was advanced into the arm and contrast was injected allowing visualization of the supplying arteries. The blood flow was then cut off (embolization) using gelfoam and coils.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? An embolic is a substance that is used to block the flow of blood —> embolization.
𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Embolization is performed to treat bleeding, tumors, aneurysms, pain, and other etiologies.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Through a small nick in the skin in the groin or wrist, a tiny catheter is guided under X-rays into the artery where the embolics are to be delivered.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? Liquids, foam, plugs, coils, spherical, non-spherical particles can be used for embolizations depending on the situation.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬? The major risk is placement of the embolic in unintended vessels 🚨For example, there is a risk in the presented case of the embolic going into the hand causing tissue loss. Proper technique and planning can prevent this from ever happening 😎
Make sure to seek out a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist who is experienced in embolization techniques.
#embolization #coils #embolisation #embolics #irad #interventionalradiology #renaltumor #cancer #bleeding #radiology #healthylifestyleblog #losangeleshealth #healthylifestyleeveryday #losangeles #LAhealthy #lahealthcare #california @theii @sirrfs @sirspecialists
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.
👨🏻⚕️👩🏻⚕️🧑⚕️Conference attendance allows physicians to keep up to date with medical/device technology, experience variation, tips and tricks for complex cases, and research. Does your physician attend specialty specific conferences? 🤔
💡 The exchange of ideas, techniques, and experiences is crucial to bringing patients the best solution.
💡Medicine is always changing. To keep up one cannot practice in isolation.
💡A physician who has 20 years of experience doing the same thing without keeping up with the science isn’t delivering the best care.
#medicine #irad #conference #interventionalradiology #medical #caseconference #medicalstudent #physician #surgery #vascular #residency #fellowship #health #hospital #cathlab #doctors #adayinthelife #teaching #education
🚨Emergency Uterine Artery Embolization #UAE performed for life threatening fibroid bleeding following cesarean delivery.
Images show small fibroids inside the uterus and the uterine arteries prior to embolization. This procedure was performed through the wrist, requiring no major incision or stitches.
⭐️One risk of a fibroid uterus is postpartum hemorrhage. While the risk is small the consequences can be life threatening 😬 Patient above received multiple blood transfusions however due to continued bleeding this was treated with the UAE procedure blocking the blood flow using a non-permanent gelatin mixture. Patient stabilized and bleeding resolved 👏🏼
⭐️𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? An embolic is a substance that is used to block the flow of blood —> embolization.
⭐️𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Through a small nick in the skin in the groin or wrist, a tiny catheter is guided under X-rays into the artery where the embolics are delivered.
⭐️𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? Liquids, foam, gelatin, plugs, coils, spherical, non-spherical particles can be used for embolizations depending on the situation.
Seek out an embolization specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist👨🏻⚕️
#trUFE #fibroids #fibroidsurgery #fibroidsawareness #fibroidsolution #fibroidsLA #fibroidsawarenessmonth #ufe #uterinefibroidembolization #hysterectomyproblems #hysterectomy #myomectomy #femalehealthcoach #femalehealthcare #femalehealthmotivation #fibroidsymptoms #healthylifestyle #healthylifestyleblog #losangeleshealth #healthylifestyleeveryday #losangeles #LAhealthy #LAhealthcare #endometriosis #Myomectomy #UFE #BecomingFibroidFree #fibroiddoctor #fibroidspecialists
Patient with painful and heavy menstrual cycles caused by adenomyosis requiring narcotics and ER visits monthly 😦This was successfully treated with non-surgical uterine artery embolization 🌟 Patient now has normal cycles and did not need to get a hysterectomy 👏🏼
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬? This is essentially endometriosis of the uterus. The lining called the endometrium thickens and grows into the muscle of the uterus. As the condition worsens the uterus gets larger and cysts start forming in the uterine tissues as shown on the MRI.
𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Sadly most clinicians still unaware of UAE and offering hysterectomy as the only option.
💡𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐔𝐀𝐄? This is a non-surgical procedure called uterine artery embolization where microparticles smaller than sand are placed into the abnormal tissues cutting off its blood supply and resulting in their disappearance.
✨UAE has been performed for over 20 years!
✨Over 80% successful for adenomyosis
✨Can be performed through the arm (trans-radial), which can be much more comfortable and low risk for patients
💉Surgery is not your only option. Don’t suffer.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐀𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
Seek out an embolization specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that is experienced in treating adenomyosis👨🏻⚕️
#adenomyosis #uae #fibroids #fibroidsurgery #fibroidsawareness #fibroidsLA #ufe #uterinefibroidembolization #hysterectomy #myomectomy #fibroidsymptoms #losangeles #Myomectomy #UFE #BecomingFibroidFree #fibroiddoctor #fibroidspecialist #obgyn #painfulMenses
Another day, another prostate artery embolization for Dr. Allaei and his first assist.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 the 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞? These beads are so tiny that the syringe looks yellow but in fact these are hundred of tiny yellow beads floating in solution. These tiny beads are slowly delivered into the prostate gland.
PAE is one of the most challenging yet impactful procedures in Interventional Radiology.
💡PAE is a relatively new non-surgical treatment option for an enlarged prostate or BPH. Microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with BPH and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association still considers PAE as experimental compared to their treatments. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
Seek out an image-guided specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that specializes in embolization techniques 👨🏻⚕️
#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist #embolization #largeprostate #paedoctor
🏥 Blocked arteries sure are a pain the leg!
Patient with leg pain who was found to have blocked blood flow to the leg and hip (red). This was treated with stents (blue), much like a pipe, restoring blood flow.
Non-surgical stent placement is outpatient, 1 day recovery, no stitches or major incisions👏🏼
𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝? Plaque builds up and slowly narrows the lumen of the blood vessel until it is completely blocked.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝? Similar to a plumber, special small wires and tubes are used to get through the blockage and a new stent is placed opening and pushing the plaque away.
Seek an interventional radiologist who specializes in opening and closing blood vessels using non-surgical methods👨🏻⚕️
#angioplasty #withoutascalpel #interventionalradiology #vir #endovascular #endovascularsurgery #medschool #medicine #cathlab #medstudent #residency #medicine #claudication #legpain #ali #cli #criticallimbischemia #peripheralvasculardisease #pvd #angiogram #vascularsurgery #vascularspecialists #arteries #doctor #nursing #wellness #surgery #health #healthylifestyle
Non-surgical gallstone removal. Lots of stones in this case requiring laser, flushing, basket and large 24 sheath to get all of the stones out.
If a patient can’t get their gallbladder removed they can get stuck with a gallbladder drainage tube for the rest of their life. This affects not only their quality of life but also the family, who often become the caregivers 🙁
When surgical removal of the gallbladder is not an option these stones can be removed by a trained Interventional Radiologist 👨🏽⚕️ as an outpatient procedure. The gallbladder tube can then be removed rendering the patient tube free, greatly improving a patient’s quality of life 🙏👏🏻
#LiveTubeFree #lithotripsy #laser #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #generalsurgery #gastroenterology #withoutascalpel #interventionalradiology #vir #Irad #medschool #medicine #medstudent #residency #medicine #abdominalpain #nursing #gallstone #doctors #cholecystitis #miip #hepatobiliarysurgery #surgery #cholecystectomy #adorbs #radiology #fellowship #wellness
👉🏻Chronic pelvic pain can be caused by reflux (or abnormal flow) in the ovarian veins. Similar to varicose veins of the legs, this is varicose veins of the ovaries and uterus.
👉🏽Commonly patients are recommended to have a hysterectomy 🤦🏻♂️ A hysterectomy is not necessary! This is a vascular issue 🎋
👉🏽 This typically occurs in women who have had multiple pregnancies 🤱🏽 The abnormal blood flow down into the pelvis causes chronic pain among other symptoms.
This is treated by an outpatient non-surgical procedure called 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
No stitches 👏🏻
No major incisions 👏🏽
Home with a band aid 👏🏼
One day recovery 👏🏾
⛑After a tiny nick in the skin, a tiny tube is advanced into these abnormal veins. The veins are then treated with coils and a foamy medication that causes the veins to close down.
⭐️ Don’t live in pain ⭐️ Seek a vascular and interventional radiologist experienced in embolization techniques 👨🏻⚕️
#pcs #ovarianvarices #uterinevarices #pelviccongestion #pelvicvarices #labialvarices #health #embolization #irad #congestionsyndrome #medicine #obgyn #residency #fellowship #gynecology #obstetrics #ovarianveins #womenshealth #nonsurgical #femalehealth
Live prostate artery embolization. PAE is one of the most challenging yet impactful procedures in Interventional Radiology.
⭐️ While this is a low risk procedure, the biggest risk is non-target embolization of beads into organs outside of the prostate. In the above image there is communication of the prostate artery with the penis. A good procedural evaluation can identify these communicating branches so that they can be closed off before the administration of beads.
💡PAE is a relatively new non-surgical treatment option for an enlarged prostate or BPH. Microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with BPH and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association still considers PAE as experimental compared to their treatments. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
Seek out an image-guided specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that specializes in embolization techniques 👨🏻⚕️
#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist
Prostate artery embolization or PAE is a challenging but impactful procedure in Interventional Radiology for enlarged prostate symptoms and/or hematuria, blood in urine.
⭐️ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐀𝐄? PAE is the most challenging embolization as these arteries can be small with varying anatomy. Above demonstrates difficult bilateral origins from the obturator artery. There is also communication to the penis on the right.
💡PAE is a relatively new non-surgical treatment option for an enlarged prostate or BPH. 𝗪𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞? Anyone that has a prostate!
Microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with BPH and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association considers PAE as experimental. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
Seek out an image-guided specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that specializes in embolization techniques 👨🏻⚕️
#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist
Society of Interventional Radiologists – Annual Convention
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲?
Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is a nonprofit, professional medical society representing more than 8,000 practicing physicians, trainees, medical students, scientists and clinical associates. The society’s core purpose and mission is to work with its members to deliver patient-centered care through image-guided therapy. By fostering creativity and innovation in a collaborative environment, clinical and research professionals freely exchange ideas to find inspired solutions to patient care.
𝗪𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬?
Medical doctors with 6 years of post medical school training who have specialized in both diagnostic imaging and minimally invasive therapies. They are the only specialty in medicine that is board certified in different imaging modalities and trained in using the imaging to guide treatments, either through blood vessels or directly through a tiny incision in the skin.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲?
Interventional radiology (also known as IR) is a specialty that pioneered minimally invasive treatments as an alternative to open surgery for many medical conditions.
Through a tiny incision in your skin the interventional radiologist can deliver precise, targeted treatment to complex and sometimes life-threatening diseases and conditions.
Dr. Charles Dotter is regarded as the father of interventional radiology. From developing the automated x-ray rolling film, the interventional catheter, and the percutaneous angioplasty (to name a few), his contributions and collaborations have revolutionized medical treatments and the quality of care that is provided today.
#Irad #withoutascalpel #medicalcare #thyroidrfa #interventionalradiology #interventionaloncology #rcc #surgery #healthcare #urology #medicine #medschool #tumor #health #medicalstudents #residency #fellowship #ice #healthandwellness #healthdoctor
Elderly patient with severe pelvic pain after a fall brought to the ER and found to have a right sacral fracture.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐦?
The sacrum is an important bone in the back of the pelvis between the hip bones. A sacral fracture can be debilitating and patients have a hard time even sitting.
A non-surgical procedure called Sacroplasty was performed and she was able to sit again without pain 😃🙏
𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫? As we age bones lose density and become more fragile. As they say, use it or lose it. Make sure to always exercise and keep that muscle mass!
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲?
This is an image-guided procedure where a needle is placed into the fractured bone under image-guidance, in this case CT. Then a cement like material is administered into the bone, hardening and providing support 💪🏽. This requires no stitches or major incisions, and can be done with moderate sedation.
🔍Commonly patients are discharged home with pain medication, but other options exist! Make sure to ask for a second opinion from an Interventional Radiologist
#sacroplasty #medicine #medschool #interventionalradiology #withoutascalpel #irad #residency #vir #spine #fracture #backpain #spine #spinehealth #health #doctors #md #spinesurgery #pelvicpain #painmanagement #wellness @stryker.spine @sirspecialists
Patient with cancer being treated with an outpatient non-surgical microwave ablation procedure.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? A special probe is placed in the cancer. The microwave energy is applied, heating and destroying the cancer. A few minutes later the patient is cancer free 👏🏼 Ablation can be performed using heat, cold or other energy source.
There are two types of needles involved in the treatment above.
1️⃣ Ablation probe to destroy cancer cells
2️⃣ Long needle to infuse sterile fluid and air. This displaces and prevents ablation of adjacent organs
No general anesthesia risks 👍🏽
No stitches 👍🏻
No major scar 👍🏼
1 day recovery 👍🏿
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Thyroid, lung, liver, kidney, bone, and other soft tissue lesions.
𝐀𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 in appropriate candidates.
Make sure to seek out a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist who is experienced in ablation techniques.
#Irad #withoutascalpel #rfa #thyroidrfa #interventionalradiology #interventionaloncology #rcc #renalcellcarcinoma #kidneytumor #urology #medicine #medschool #tumor #health #medicalstudents #residency #fellowship #ice #healthandwellness #healthdoctor #ablation #tumorablation @sirspecialists
MRI images of the uterus before and after Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE). 6 months later the fibroids have passed or significantly shrunken resulting in a normal size uterus and complete resolution of symptoms. Downside? No surgical battle scars to show for it 🙌🏽
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬? Surgery is not the only option. Dr Allaei treats complex cases as well as UFE redos. Get it done right the first time with an experience board certified specialist.
The UFE procedure has been FDA approved and accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years!!
Surgery is commonly reserved for cancer and emergencies, but it is still performed routinely for benign fibroids. If you a candidate for the UFE procedure, you do not need to have a surgery first approach.
✨Over 90% of patients and millions worldwide have been treated successfully.
✨Can be performed through the arm (trans-radial), which can be much more comfortable and low risk for patients.
💉Surgery is not your only option. Don’t wait until your fibroids grow even larger.
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No burning (acessa) 💯
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
Seek out an embolization specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that is experienced in treating fibroids 👨🏻⚕️
Posted with permission.
#fibroidcenter #fibroids #fibroidsurgery #fibroidsawareness #fibroidsolution #fibroidsLA #fibroidsawarenessmonth #ufe #uterinefibroidembolization #hysterectomyproblems #hysterectomy #myomectomy #femalehealthcare #healthylifestyleblog #losangeleshealth #losangeles #endometriosis #Myomectomy #UFE #CVI #FibroidCenter #BecomingFibroidFree #fibroiddoctor #fibroidspecialists @sirspecialists
Before and After IPSS scores of a patient who had Prostate Artery Embolization, PAE. These scores help determine the severity of patients prostate symptoms, the higher the number the worse the situation.
Prior to the PAE procedure the prostate had grown so large that the patient had to place a catheter daily into the bladder to drain the urine. 3 months after PAE he was able to urinate on his own without a catheter 👏🏼👏🏼 Not having to place a catheter through the penis daily = happy camper 🤗
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐀𝐄? PAE is a non-surgical, challenging but impactful procedure for enlarged prostates, bleeding prostates and chronic prostate inflammation.
⭐️One guarantee in life is that a man’s prostate will grow.
⭐️PAE is one option if the large prostate causes symptoms.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? Through a tiny tube microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with big prostates and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association considers PAE as experimental. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
Seek out an image-guided specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that specializes in embolization techniques 👨🏻⚕️
#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist @sirspecialists
Patient with a large fibroid uterus, she was told that invasive hysterectomy was her only option 👎🏽👎🏽
Fact✨Women of color are 2x more likely to only be offered a hysterectomy rather than a less invasive option. Two times! Is this 2023? Push your doctor to discuss less invasive options.
MRI images of the uterus before and after Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE). 6 months later the uterus has significantly shrunken in size with complete resolution of symptoms. Downside? No surgical battle scars to show for it 🙌🏽
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬? Surgery is not the only option. Dr Allaei treats complex cases as well as UFE redos. Get it done right the first time with an experience board certified specialist. Don’t let a doctor tell you your only option is a hysterectomy without speaking to a UFE specialist.
The UFE procedure has been FDA approved and accepted as an effective alternative to surgery by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for over 20 years!!
𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐅𝐄:
No stitches 🥂
No major incisions 👍🏽
No major scars 🙌🏽
No surgery 😃
No burning (acessa) 💯
No general anesthesia 🤙🏾
No hospital stay 👌🏻
Seek out an embolization specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that is experienced in treating fibroids 👨🏻⚕️
Posted with permission.
#fibroidcenter #fibroids #fibroidsurgery #fibroidsawareness #fibroidsolution #fibroidsLA #fibroidsawarenessmonth #ufe #uterinefibroidembolization #hysterectomyproblems #hysterectomy #myomectomy #femalehealthcare #healthylifestyleblog #losangeleshealth #losangeles #endometriosis #Myomectomy #UFE #CVI #FibroidCenter #BecomingFibroidFree #fibroiddoctor #fibroidspecialists
📓The techniques, medications, supplies, and procedures offered can vary by country. As such, research studies are published from around the world and the exchange of these ideas and techniques is essential to providing the best care 🙌🏽
📓After hearing Dr. Okuno’s research results at a conference, he graciously allowed me to visit his clinic in Tokyo to observe first hand his pioneering techniques on treating
musculoskeletal pain with embolization 🙏
Embolization (the blockage of 🩸blood flow) has shown great results in the treatment of knee arthritis and frozen shoulder 👏🏼 We can expect more applications to come soon as this therapy is already being offered for a variety of musculoskeletal issues outside the US.
💡Medicine is always changing and there is something to be learned from everyone. To be the best, one cannot practice in isolation.
💡A physician who has 20 years of experience doing the same thing without keeping up with the science or their peers isn’t delivering the best care.
⭐️𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? An embolic is a substance that is used to block the flow of blood —> embolization.
⭐️𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Through a small nick in the skin in the groin or wrist, a tiny catheter is guided under X-rays into the artery where the embolics are delivered.
If you are dealing with issues related to knee arthritis or frozen shoulder, contact us today to discuss embolization as a possible treatment.
#medicine #irad #conference #interventionalradiology #medical #caseconference #medicalstudent #physician #surgery #vascular #residency #fellowship #health #hospital #cathlab #doctors #adayinthelife #teaching #education
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐬?
These are tiny loops of soft metal, typically made of platinum. The purpose of a coil is to block the flow of blood 🩸
They come in different size loops, lengths, and strengths depending on the vessel being deployed in. These coils are specially packed in a tiny tube and come out of the catheter tip to allow for proper placement.
⚠️ Appropriate sizing is essential to make sure they have a nice fit in their new home, your blood vessel 🙃
𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝? These coils are used to close certain type of aneurysms in the brain and body, stop bleeding, help with tumor treatment, and other more specialized procedures such as varicocele and pelvic congestion treatment.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? The blockage of blood flow is termed embolization.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Through a small nick in the skin in the groin, neck or wrist, a tiny catheter is guided under X-rays into the blood vessel of interest where the coils are deployed.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? Liquids, foam, plugs, coils, spherical, non-spherical particles can be used for embolizations depending on the situation.
𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. This occurs when embolic material goes into unintended vessels 🚨For example, if the coil is not fitted or placed properly it can dislodge and fly down the leg or into other organs 😳while in some situation this can be corrected, proper technique and planning can prevent this from ever happening 😎
Make sure to seek out a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist who is experienced in embolization techniques.
#embolization #coils #embolisation #embolics #irad #interventionalradiology #urology #renaltumor #cancer #bleeding #radiology #healthylifestyleblog #losangeleshealth #healthylifestyleeveryday #losangeles #LAhealthy #lahealthcare #california #varicocle #pcs @theii @sirspecialists @sirrfs
Prostate artery embolization or PAE is a challenging but impactful procedure in Interventional Radiology for BPH symptoms and/or hematuria, blood in urine.
⭐️ While this is a low risk procedure, the biggest risk is non-target embolization of beads into organs outside of the prostate. In the above case there is communication of the prostate artery with the penis. A good procedural evaluation can identify these communicating branches so that they can be closed off before the administration of beads.
💡PAE is a relatively new non-surgical treatment option for an enlarged prostate or BPH. Microparticles are placed into the prostate artery blocking the blood flow to the prostate gland causing it to shrink in size and improve symptoms.
💡In 2018 the UK-NIH concluded that PAE is safe and effective to provide to patients with BPH and is now covered by their universal healthcare. “The safety profile and quicker return to normal activities may be seen as highly beneficial by patients considering PAE as an alternative treatment to TURP … place of PAE in the care pathway is between that of drugs and surgery.”
💡The American Urology Association considers PAE as experimental. Regardless, there are multiple studies showing it’s efficacy and safety, the treatment is FDA approved and currently covered by some insurance companies.
No stitches 👌🏼
No major incision 👌🏼
No general anesthesia 👌🏼
Quick recovery 👌🏼
You walk out with just a Band-Aid 👏🏻
Seek out an image-guided specialist known as a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist that specializes in embolization techniques 👨🏻⚕️
#pae #prostateembolization #bph #enlargedprostAte #urology #turp #urolift #prostateembolizations #prostate #menshealth #interventionalradiology #irad #prostatesurgery #prostatedoctor #paespecialist
🚑 Patient who presented with shortness of breath found to have blood clots in the lungs and heart.
🩺 A catheter a size larger than a Sharpie pen is placed through a vessel in the groin, and advanced into the heart and lungs. Using x-ray guidance and an ultrasound probe in the esophagus the blood clots can be visualized for removal. Suction is then performed removing the blood clots shown above, restoring blood flow.
📚 Blood clots in the lungs can present with shortness of breath, chest pressure, collapse and death. Large blood clots that cause abnormal pumping of the heart is called 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 (𝐏𝐄), which is fatal without treatment.
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𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 – 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨
Rare presentation of an invasive breast cancer to the axilla presenting with uncontrolled active bleeding.
Via the wrist, a catheter was advanced into the arm and contrast was injected allowing visualization of the supplying arteries. The blood flow was then cut off (embolization) using gelfoam and coils.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? An embolic is a substance that is used to block the flow of blood —> embolization.
𝗪𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Embolization is performed to treat bleeding, tumors, aneurysms, pain, and other etiologies.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Through a small nick in the skin in the groin or wrist, a tiny catheter is guided under X-rays into the artery where the embolics are to be delivered.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? Liquids, foam, plugs, coils, spherical, non-spherical particles can be used for embolizations depending on the situation.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬? The major risk is placement of the embolic in unintended vessels 🚨For example, there is a risk in the presented case of the embolic going into the hand causing tissue loss. Proper technique and planning can prevent this from ever happening 😎
Make sure to seek out a Vascular & Interventional Radiologist who is experienced in embolization techniques.
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𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.
👨🏻⚕️👩🏻⚕️🧑⚕️Conference attendance allows physicians to keep up to date with medical/device technology, experience variation, tips and tricks for complex cases, and research. Does your physician attend specialty specific conferences? 🤔
💡 The exchange of ideas, techniques, and experiences is crucial to bringing patients the best solution.
💡Medicine is always changing. To keep up one cannot practice in isolation.
💡A physician who has 20 years of experience doing the same thing without keeping up with the science isn’t delivering the best care.
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