Sassoon doctors in Pune treat woman with fibroids weighing 3kg

PUNE: Doctors at the Sassoon General Hospital recently treated a 35-year-old woman with uterine fibroids, weighing 3kg and almost the size of a pineapple, paving way for her to become a mother in the future without related complications.
The doctors said the woman was suffering for over a year and put on a less invasive procedure, known as uterine artery embolization, wherein blood supply to the fibroids was cut off to prevent their growth.Eventually, the fibroids would shrink to the size of a one-rupee coin, they said, adding that the woman would have required to undergone hysterectomy (removal of uterus) in a routine scenario.
They said the woman also had a history of anaemia and any surgical procedure could have proved fatal due to blood loss. "The procedure to cut blood supply to the fibroids was carried out on the woman on February 27. Though the hospital has recorded multiple such cases, none of the earlier patients had fibroids this big.
Usually, hysterectomy is the most common method, but we avoided it considering her medical history. In her case, we cut the blood supply to the fibroids, which weighed about 3kg. They will eventually shrink to the size of a one rupee coin," Dr Ibrahim Ansari, associate professor at radiology department of the Sassoon hospital said.
He said due to uterine artery embolization, the woman's uterus is intact, allowing her to conceive in the future. Uterine artery embolization is covered under the state's Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana.
Gynaecologist Dr Shilpa Naik, head of obstetrics and gynaecology department at the hospital, said, "Her routine ultrasonography detected the fibroids arising from left lateral wall, deviating the uterus to one side. Uterine artery embolization is a boon for young women."
Besides Dr Ansari and Dr Naik, the team of doctors included Dr Pradnya Gangarde, Dr Deepali Jadav, Dr Ketki and Dr Maithili. The head of department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Dr Sanjaykumar Tambe, supervised the treatment.