Minimally invasive procedures have led to a revolution in the medical field for utilizing modern techniques in treating complex diseases. Vascular diseases and conditions are known to affect every organ system in the human body, potentially leading to multiple long-standing problems. Over the years, thousands of surgeries have been performed to rectify basic to complex conditions of blood vessels carrying blood from the heart to other parts of the body and then back to the heart. The Vascular and Interventional Centre has become the preferred destination not only in the city but also across the globe for several unique and advanced therapeutic procedures being offered with high success rates, making the scenario challenging at various stages.
The center’s modern medical treatments are minimally invasive and can cure large blockages in the arteries and veins without performing conventional surgery, in a procedure done through a 1-2 mm puncture and using local anesthesia as day care. Many times, various procedures are combined to achieve the best outcome. These procedures generate very few side effects, and the patients can resume their daily activities and work rapidly post-intervention. Every day, innovations in the medical field assist various branches to concentrate not merely on patient care but also on patient needs and their care in every way. The evolution of medical terminology regarding diseases, their diagnostic measures, and therapeutic guidelines is considered a point of pride for the medical fraternity, emphasizing teamwork, commitment, and dedication. This interdisciplinary collaboration using unique modern and innovative techniques eliminates the principle of compromise. The purpose of this essay is to explore various disease conditions with preventive measures and their latest treatment options, aiming at prevention, care, or cure provided in recent years. At the Vascular and Interventional Centre, we offer advanced treatment options for uterine fibroids, prioritizing your comfort and health every step of the way.
Benefits and Advantages
A minimally invasive approach, both diagnostically and interventionally in the context of vascular conditions, can offer significant benefits in the management of conditions for patients, clinicians, and healthcare providers. These interventions can replace older, more traditional surgical treatments that carry higher complication risks, increased hospital stays, and longer durations of recovery. For patients, less invasive procedures mean less scarring, less blood loss, less bruising, less pain, and a faster return to daily activities and a normal lifestyle. Patients who undergo a minimally invasive procedure are often operated on as outpatients or with a very short inpatient stay, which reduces the psychological and financial burden of attending the hospital. This results in improved patient satisfaction, pain scores, a reduction in the requirement for pain medication, a reduced hospital stay, and a quicker return to work. Apart from the obvious clinical advantages, the less invasive a technique, the less likely a patient is to contract an infection. Hospital-contracted infection is one of the major risk factors during any hospital admission. Financial implications of offering less invasive alternatives to healthcare include fewer hospital bed days, which allow hospitals to generate more income. Although the minimally invasive approach is associated with higher procedural costs, it is also associated with reduced healthcare costs. This has proven to be the case for other procedures that have been converted into a minimally invasive approach, such as gallbladder surgery. Data have shown that patients who are told they need unplanned major surgery can become very anxious. As a result of this anxiety, they may suffer from vertical stress, which may prolong their recovery time or cause other medical issues.
Specialized Care for Uterine Fibroids
Women suffering from uterine fibroids are offered specialized care within the Vascular and Interventional Centre. Uterine fibroids are one of the most common benign gynecological tumors, affecting up to 80% of women. Although almost half of women show no symptoms, in some cases, fibroids can lead to anemia, abdominal and pelvic pain, low back pain, neurological complications, or infertility. For some women, fibroids can have a significant impact on health and quality of life. Unpredictable bleeding, resulting from fibroids, may sometimes limit regular activities and worsen the quality of social life. Among the treatment options are the embolization of fibroid vessels and laparoscopic surgery, including minimally invasive uterus removal. All the treatment options for fibroids are impressive due to their effectiveness. The therapy chosen, in addition to the fibroid size, also depends on the woman’s age, her health, and the nature of the symptoms. The use of individual and personalized treatment plans means designing a comprehensive and complex approach to each woman, taking into account her concerns, expectations, and the natural course of clinical symptoms. Experience compassionate care and cutting-edge solutions for uterine cancer at the Vascular and Interventional Centre, where our dedicated team is committed to your well-being.
The Vascular and Interventional Center clinic uses innovative methods of visualization, diagnosis, and treatment. The techniques used by the center’s staff in endovascular radio-interventional angiography resemble an environment very similar to minimally invasive uterine surgery, which is performed at the Laparoscopy Clinic. In the center, we focus on the patient’s individual preferences. We place great emphasis on the quality of life of women surrounded by uterine fibroids. In individual cases, a uterine fibroid can potentially be left untreated. Due to the absence of subjective symptoms, the fibroid is under constant supervision by qualified specialists at the clinic. However, the potential direction of healthcare for women who are aware of the presence of uterine fibroids is to empower them in this context and to provide them with a range of services in the management of uterine fibroids, covering up-to-date information and making a decision on the preferred method of treatment.
Uterine Cancer Singapore
Uterine cancer is on the rise in Singapore. Healthcare professionals working in women’s health recognize the urgency in updating our skill sets and facilities to meet this significant healthcare concern in general. Uterine cancer was the third and fifth most common female reproductive cancer among Singaporean women of Chinese and Malay ethnic groups, respectively, between 2007 and 2011. This cancer most often affects women during their perimenopausal and postmenopausal years. While the overall number of diagnoses of uterine cancer Singapore has remained generally constant over the years, the number of women diagnosed each year in our center has increased substantially due to the rapidly expanding population. More than 180 women were diagnosed and are being treated in our center over the past five years. Women living with risk factors such as obesity and polycystic ovarian syndrome are at higher risk. In Singapore, the unique environment of ever-climbing PM2.5 and persistent haze makes our City of Gardens a potential risk factor for women to develop hormone imbalance between menarche and menopause. This is known to be a risk factor for developing endometrial hyperplasia, the precursor of a condition known as hyperproliferative uterine cancer.
Many uterine cancers are diagnosed at an early and curable stage, thanks in part to local efforts to raise awareness of the need for comprehensive women’s screening tests. Over 70% of patients in Singapore were diagnosed with one of the earliest stages where the five-year survival rate is over 90%. From the perspective of cancer prevention in our women, efforts to reach out to communities and place a spotlight on the importance of prevention were revitalized. To complement the ongoing provision of medical services, communities were informed and reached through a wide range of initiatives. This included community health talks with a wide range of topics in reproductive health including polycystic ovarian syndrome, menopausal hormone management, contraception, and more. Additionally, integrative health screening packages went hand in hand to emphasize the importance of a pap smear with or without testing to the Singapore public. Recent topics included the use of the five genotypes to effectively predict a likely need for surgery in the future due to the development of precancer known as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Such a change in pap biology after integration will continue to progress even when a good cytology score will likely not match the precancerous biology evidence of integration. Hormone testing and pelvic ultrasounds could be arranged should the need for earlier discovery of either ovarian or endometrial cancer arise. Hormones are known to drive many cancers, are discovered to be produced by some cancers early on, and are known to tend to be produced by some aggressive ovarian cancers. Prompt treatment can be initiated, which when found at an early stage, can lead to more long-term survival for these women.
