Dr.Pradeep Muley M.D. Head and Senior Consultant Interventional Radiologist at Fortis hospital, New Delhi trained from John’s Hopkins Medical Institutions USA and Singapore general hospital says this non-surgical treatment for varicoceles & opening of blocked fallopian tubes is now becoming popular in India like in western countries.

Initially Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is performed to detect abnormalities and site of blockade in the uterus and the fallopian tubes.

The opening of blocked fallopian tube procedure examination is done 8 to 11 days after the first day of the patient’s last menstrual period. In the same sitting the interventional radiologist performs this treatment also. He inserts a thin tube inside the uterus and very thin platinum wire passed through the fallopian tube on both sides under vision of high-end digital monitor. Patient can watch the entire procedure on computer monitor. The procedure usually takes 30 to 45 minutes and patient can go home after one hr. The success rate more then the other surgical procedures.

Diagnosis of varicocele is fairly simple through physical or color flow ultrasound Doppler examination. The varicocele is typical on the left side, scrotum look like a “bag of worms”.

Non-surgical catheter directed embolization is an outpatient treatment. Specifically trained interventional radiologist makes a tiny nick in the skin at the groin or neck using local anesthesia and a thin catheter is passed and directed to the testicular vein. With contrast dye injection, interventional radiologist map out exactly where the problem is and by using coils or particles, by embolization, blood flow is re-directed to other healthy pathways. Whole non-surgical treatment procedure is pain less and takes about one hour.

Varicocele Embolization is effective in improving male infertility and costs about the same as surgical ligation. The study shows, sperm concentration improved in 83 percent of patients undergoing embolization compared to 63 percent of those surgically ligated.

Dr. Pradeep Muley is trained in the USA and Singapore and has performed over 15,000 non-surgical treatments for various diseases like uterine fibroids, uterine adenomyosis, un-operable liver tumour, liver abscesses, opening of blocked fallopian tubes, brain aneurysm and vomiting of blood from lungs and stomach. He runs the VARICOSE VEIN AND FIBROID CLINIC AT FORTIS HOSPITAL, VASANT KUNJ.

Recently, Dr. Pradeep Muley, MD has created INDIA’S 1ST UTERINE FIBROID CLUB. Visit his website at http://www.indianinterventionalradiology.in Dr. Muley also holds the distinction of treating the maximum number of fibroid patients in India through the innovative Uterine Artery Embolization method.

For more in-depth information contact :

Dr. Pradeep Muley M.D.
Head & Senior Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Fellow, Neurointerventional Radiology, John’s Hopkins Medical Institutions, USA
Visiting Associate, Neurointerventional Radiology, Iowa University, USA
Fellow Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Lecturer Vascular & Interventional Radiology, KEM Hospital, Mumbai.
Neuroradiology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

Mobile 098104 92778 or E-mail at muleypradeep@hotmail.com
Website http://www.indianinterventionalradiology.in