The attention given First Lady Melania Trump’s recent embolization is helping others to understand the benefits of image-guided procedures offered by interventional radiologists. Windsong’s Interventional and Vascular Services suite at 55 Spindrift Drive in Williamsville uses minimally-invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat an array of diseases and conditions using the least invasive techniques to minimize risk and improve health outcomes. These procedures involve less pain and less recovery time in comparison to surgery.
Interventional radiologist and director of Windsong’s Interventional and Vascular team, Dr. Dana Dunleavy, is among the specialists with the combined knowledge of imaging and the vascular system necessary to perform many of today’s innovative procedures such as embolization. Specialists like him have become a integral part of the patient’s healthcare team, working collaboratively with primary care providers, neurologists, gynecologists and others.
During an embolization, the interventional radiologist creates a small incision in the skin and inserts a thin catheter into the artery. Image guidance leads the catheter to the point of treatment and at the appropriate time an agent is inserted to cut off the blood supply. “The beauty of these types of minimally invasive procedures is that medical imaging enables diagnosis and treatment with smaller incisions and less trauma,” said Dr. Dunleavy. He added, “Our patients go home the same day.”
Procedures offered at Windsong include uterine fibroid embolization, an alternative to hysterectomy, pelvic congestion syndrome treatment, migraine and vein treatment, and Kyphoplasty for spinal compression fractures. Please visit windsonginterventional.com or call 716.929.9484 for an appointment.