Minimally invasive breakthrough treatment For (BPH) Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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These procedures are performed without surgery by interventional radiologists. These physicians specialize in the use of X-rays, Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and other techniques such as ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) to see inside the body without surgery. Flexible thin tubes (catheters) are inserted through skin or blood vessels and guided to the treatment (like heart angioplasty) As it is done by interventional Radiologist, he can see inside the body without opening it through CT scan, ultrasound, DSA thereby treating exact site of disease without effecting surrounding structures.
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The pros and cons of the various techniques depend on the skill of the doctor performing the procedure and the availability of the necessary equipment. The patient should discuss the various procedures thoroughly with their primary physician and interventional radiologist. |
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Back pain is very common. 8 out of every 10 people will have it at least once during their lives. Acute low back pain usually lasts for a few days to a few weeks and is caused by general work around the house or trauma from a sports or other injury. It can also be caused by arthritis. Acute back pain may vary from being a simple muscle ache to stabbing pain with decreased flexibility. Chronic back pain occurs when back pain lasts for 3 or more months. Most people recover with treatment. At our department, we begin patients on conservative treatment including weight loss, medications and physiotherapy. If that fails, we consider interventions like minimally invasive Ozonucleolysis. Slipped Disc There are 24 bones called vertebrae in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine. Soft disks filled with a jelly-like material fit between these vertebrae. Disks provide stability to the spine and act as shock absorbers. If a disk slips out of place or ruptures it is known as a herniated disk. A herniated disk that presses on a nerve can cause back pain or arm pain or sciatica. Sciatica The sciatic nerve is a large nerve that goes from the lower back down each leg. It controls some muscles in the legs and sends feelings to the thigh, lower leg and foot. Sciatica is pain, weakness, numbness or tingling that can begin in the lower back and run down even to the toes. Usually it affects one side of the body. Cervical A herniated disk in the cervical region may cause arm pain. It
usually develops in 30 to 50 year olds. A cervical herniated disk
may occur from injury to the cervical region of the spine.
Spondylitis is inflammation of the vertebrae that could be caused by genetic factors, an infection, chemicals or other agents. If pain is confined to a particular nerve level, this treatment can be done. Failed Back syndrome It is chronic back or leg pain that happens after back surgery. Some causes of the syndrome include residual disk herniation, post-operative scar tissue, pressure on a spinal nerve, altered joint mobility and muscular deconditioning. Arthritis Osteoarthritis is inflammation of the joints that causes pain and swelling. An untreated swollen joint can lead to permanent damage. Osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease can be caused by ageing or repetitive injury and leads to damage of cartilage and bone. Arthritis may also be caused by the immune system attacking the body (auto immune disease) such as in Rheumatoid arthritis. Sports Injury The most common sports injuries include sprains and strains, knee injuries, fractures and dislocations, Achilles tendon injuries, swollen muscles and shin bone pain.. Sprains and strains should improve over 48 hours with rest, cold application and pain medicines but other injuries may need further treatment. Knee Pain The ligaments of the knee (MCL, ACL, and others) can be injured with trauma. .Menisci can be easily torn with sharp, rapid motions. The incidence of these tears increases with aging and degenerative conditions such as arthritis. Tendinitis is inflammation of a knee tendon that can be caused by a strain such as jumping. Frozen shoulder A frozen shoulder is a stiff shoulder with low mobility and high
pain. . 10 to 20% of patients with diabetes may experience a frozen
shoulder. Nowadays excessive computer use is more likely to cause tennis elbow than playing tennis.. These conditions are sometimes caused by an injury.
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The appropriate treatment of lumbar sciatica ,disk herniation and joint pain is a challenge. So many largely unknown or poorly understood factors are involved in the pathophysiology of these diseases that the right treatment is very difficult to pinpoint; this is the main reason so many treatments are continuously proposed. Noninvasive procedures, minimally invasive percutaneous injection, and surgery represent the gamut of treatments available in the management of lumbar disk herniation. Noninvasive treatments are plainly the first choice in most cases, but when patients fail to respond, minimally invasive percutaneous injection or surgery is warranted. Many specialists are convinced that conservative treatment offers the same level of results, if checked at a late follow-up, as surgery. In this setting, attention has focused on minimally invasive treatments. Minimally invasive treatments were developed to offer good clinical
results combined with a well-tolerated, low-cost procedure. 5–20%
treatment failure rate after surgical diskectomy, with failed
back surgery syndrome in 15% of cases , further made minimally
invasive procedures more popular. |
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• Reduction in herniated disk volume, as disk shrinkage may reduce nerve root Compression. • Disk shrinkage may also help to reduce venous stasis caused by disk compression of vessels, thereby improving local microcirculation and increasing the supply of oxygen. This effect has a positive effect on pain as the nerve roots are sensitive to hypoxia. • Immunomodulating action • Analgesic and antiinflammatory effects • Administering medical ozone followed by injection of a corticosteroid and an anesthetic at the same session gives better result. Indications – • Clinical signs of lumbar disk nerve root compression, Success rate: - 70-80% Procedure -- Patient is given an intradiscal (4 mL) and periganglionic (8 mL) injection of an oxygen-ozone mixture at an appropriate concentration when ozone has a direct effect on the disk’s nucleus pulposus, resulting in its release of water molecules and subsequent cell degeneration of the matrix, which is replaced by fibrous tissues in the space of 5 weeks and the formation of new blood cells. Together, these events result in a reduction in disk volume.
Clinical criterion was low back pain resistant to conservative management (drugs, physiotherapy, and others), lasting at least 3 months. Neurologic criterion was low back pain with positive signs of nerve root involvement, with or without paraesthesia or hypaesthesia, with appropriate dermatome distribution. Neuroradiologic criteria were --CT and/or MR evidence of contained disk herniation, in line with the patient’s clinical Residues of surgical microdiskectomy with recurrent herniation. Exclusion criteria for oxygen-ozone therapy were: - • Neuroradiologic evidence of disk prolapse or free fragments
of herniated disk, major neurologic deficit correlated to disk
disease. At the end of treatment, patients were advised to rest in supine decubitus position for 2 hours. All patients were discharged on the same day as treatment. On discharge, patients were instructed to gradually resume motor activity. All patients underwent follow-up examinations 2 weeks, 2 months, and 6 months after treatment. Clinical outcome was assessed 6 months after treatment. Complications -- episodes of impaired sensitivity in the lower
limb ipsilateral to the treatment; the episode resolved spontaneously
within 2 hours. |
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