[log in to unmask],Net writes:
> a 'new form of surgery for fibroids' which
>works by shutting off the blood supply to the lumps so that they
>shrivel up
>and go away, all without the need for a hysterectomy. This was a new
>one on
>me - is she talking about some form of interventionist radiology where
>they
>shove rubbish down a tube to snarl up the arterial supply as they do
>with
>some tumours? Is anyone doing this procedure or does it just exist in
>the
>minds of one radical colleague 'Amazing Medical Breakthrough'.
There has been a small series published, a press conference by St
Thomas', a report in GP, and N&E Devon has in fact taken up a contract
at one of the London teaching hospitals I think.
Simon Wood at the evaluation service whose name I forget told me that
the results so far were less good than one might have hoped - the
technique needs more thorough evaluation.
27/1/98 in e-Pulse, a report from the Daily Telegraph on Mr Christopher
Sutton and Dr Woodruff Walker of the Royal Surrey County Hospital
Guildford who were doing it.
THere is a service at St Thomas', and there is a private service
nearby...
Women have had emergency hysterectomy, passed fibroids PV and the
success rate in avoiding hysterectomy was quoted in one report as 60%
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