An innovative procedure was performed for the first time in Romania at the University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest: thyroid arterial embolization. This minimally invasive technique offers a modern alternative to classic operations for patients with thyroid disorders.
The first thyroid arterial embolization, at the Bucharest University Emergency Hospital. Photo: Facebook
“It is a safe technique without general anesthesia and with a very low recovery time”, The hospital representatives transmitted.
The intervention was performed by Dr. Adela Dimitriade and the intervention radiology team, under the coordination of Dr. Bogdan Dorobăț. The specialists emphasize that the success of the procedure was due to the collaboration between interventionist radiologists and endocrinologists.
“This success would not have been possible without the expertise and vision of the multidisciplinary team, consisting of intervention radiologists and the specialists from the Endocrinology Clinical Section, led by Mrs. Păun Diana Loreta. The team of endocrinologists played an essential role in the careful selection of the case, in the patient’s guidance and in the integration of this innovative technique in current medical practice ”the doctors explained.
Thyroid arterial embolization is a minimally invasive procedure through which the blood vessels that nourish the thyroid are selected, causing the dimensions and blood flow.
“It is achieved by imaging guided catheterization, without incisions, without general anesthesia and with an extremely low recovery time”, The hospital doctors said. The procedure is recommended for patients with symptomatic hypervascularized goose, severe hyperthyroidism, large nodules or those with contraindications for classical operation
The benefits of this technique include low risks, speed recovery and lack of scars. The procedure “open new perspectives in treatment thyroid disordersoffering a modern and minimally invasive alternative”, The representatives of the Bucharest University Emergency Hospital said.
