Versi Cath - Myoms/title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style/style_gauche.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style/colour.css" /> </head> <body> <div id="main"> <div id="links">  <a href="../versies/index.html"><b>En Español</b></a> </div> <div id="logo"><h1></h1></div> <div id="content"> <div id="column1"> <div id="menu"> <h1>Main</h1> <ul> <li><a id="selected" href="index.html">Home</a></li> <li><a href="mision.html">Mission</a></li> <li><a href="staff.html">Medical Staff</a></li> <li><a href="servicios.html">Services</a></li> <li><a href="contacto.html">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.versigrup.net:2095">Users</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="addlinks"> <h1>Information</h1> <ul> <li><a href="ccdx.html">What is Catetherism?</a></li> <li><a href="infarto.html">What is a heart attack?</a></li> <li><a href="tecnologia.html">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="../casos">Doctors and Patients</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="sidebaritem"> <h1>Emergencies:</h1> Phone number in Mexico (01) 222 2404747<br> From USA: (052) 222 2404747<br> Emergencies Mexico: (045) 2223 806467<br> From USA (052) 2223 806467 </p> </div> </div> <div id="column2"> <h1>What is an uterus myom embolization ? </h1> <p> The uterine myom is the most frequent benign tumor in women, it is present, with or without symptoms, in one of each three women. It developes inside or next to the wall of the uterus. It consists on the abnormal proliferation of muscular cells of the uterus (myom), sometimes accompanied by proliferation of fibers of the connective tissue of the uterus. The uterine myom is a mass of variable size, from 1-2 inches of diameter to several pounds of weight, rounded and firm consistency appears inside the uterus. Myoms can be single or multiple. It grows, partly, fby action of the estrogens, or feminine sexual hormones, and it can end up reaching an enormous size. <p> More than a third of the myoms don't give symptoms. The initial symptoms can be: <p> - Sensation of fillness or pressure onthe lower abdomen. <br> - Hemorrhages or flow not related with the menstruation. <br> - Difficulty or pain when urinating. <br> - Pain in the pelvic area. <br> - Increase of the abdominal (size) perimeter. <br> <p> In myoms embolization detachable coils are used, the coils can be used to block the flow of blood to an affected of interest; in this case those the myom, it is a procedure perfomed out by an interventionist radiologist. The embolizaton of uterus myoms is a minimum invasive procedure, safe and efficient that alleviates the symptoms; it has the following benefits: <p> - The duration of the treatment oscillates approximately between one and two hours. <br> - Carried out under local anesthetic. <br> - Corrects in a single time all the myoms.<br> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> copyright © Versi Group | <a href="#">webmaster@versigroup.net</a> | | <a href="http://www.versigroup.net:2095">Users</a> </div> </div> </body> </html>