The quality of hospital service delivery during uterine artery embolization surgery in India and the qualification of doctors is a prime consideration while choosing the destination for your elective procedure. In India, you get the best of both these things. Indian doctors are highly qualified and the Indian medical education system ensures that even a fresh graduate doctor would have a very clear and substantial understanding of the subject. In addition to this, is the general nature of Indians – caring, soft-spoken and attentive? In the USA, 1 out of 20 practicing doctors are Indians or Americans of Indian origin. Today Indian doctors are found in almost all parts of the world and they are contributing greatly to the uterine artery embolization surgery in India. Indian doctors have found a home in the medical marketplace, where they are a mainstay in primary patient care in urban and rural areas. Statistics say, Indians make up roughly 20 percent of the “International Medical Graduates” – or foreign-trained doctors – operating in the U.S.
The Procedure
The procedure is usually done in the hospital with an overnight stay after the procedure. The patient is sedated and very sleepy during the procedure. The uterine arteries are most easily accessed from the femoral artery, which is at the crease at the top of the leg as shown in the figure. Initially, a needle is used to enter the artery to provide access for the catheter. Local anesthesia is used, so the needle puncture is not painful. The catheter is advanced over the branch of the aorta and into the uterine artery on the side opposite the puncture. A second arterial catheter is then placed from the opposite femoral artery to the other uterine artery. Before the embolization is started, an arteriogram (x-ray) is performed to provide a road map of the blood supply to the uterus and fibroids. After the arteriogram, particles of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) are injected slowly with X-ray guidance. These particles are about the size as grains of sand. Because fibroids are very vascular, the particles flow to the fibroids first. The particles wedge in the vessels and cannot travel to any other parts of the body. Over several minutes the arteries are slowly blocked. The embolization is continued until there is nearly complete blockage of flow in the vessel. Once one side is completed, the other side is embolized. After the embolization, another arteriogram is performed to confirm the completion of the procedure. Arterial flow will still be present to some extent to the normal portions of the uterus, but flow to the fibroids is blocked. The procedure takes approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
There are plentiful advantages of traveling to India for uterine artery embolization surgery & some of them are:
» India has internationally accredited medical facilities using the latest technologies.
» Highly qualified Physicians/Surgeons and hospital support staff.
» Significant cost savings compared to domestic private healthcare. Medical treatment costs in India are lower by at least 60-80% when compared to similar procedures in North America and the UK.
» No Wait Lists
» Fluent English speaking staff
» Options for private room, translator, private chef, dedicated staff during your stay and many other tailor-made services.
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