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How to combat uterine fibroids ?
New technique in Spain. An institute of Seville (the Institute Cartuja Advanced Techniques of Seville), already uses ultrasound to combat the uterine fibroids. Ensures that the therapy is effective, non-invasive and outpatient care.
The conventional treatments for this pathology can result in fertility problems and even end up in the removal of the uterus.
The medical director of the Institute Cartuja, Jeronimo Suarez, explained that the new treatment based on the issue of ultrasounds that focus on the area tumor to treat, in a way that allows annihilate damaged cells without affecting the rest of uterine tissue adjacent to it.
The ultrasounds are guided by a magnetic resonance to the area tumor. Once there, this system download the beams at a temperature of between 65 and 90 degrees centigrade, that is to the temperature at which get cause necrosis thermal cells affected.
In terms of their advantages over conventional surgery, the use of this technique allows reducing the use of drugs, the time that requires no anesthesia conventional, thanks to that is a minimally invasive technique. Read the rest of this entry »