Gynecologists v. radiologists.Speaking of Peters Prizes, the one for medical reporting goes to The Wall Street Journal. In just the last couple of months, Journal reporters have identified "Two Simple Tests that can Identify Strokes, trot Few Get Them," exposed inflated hospital bills in which uninsured patients are victimized by big markups, and revealed that most gynecologists do not tell their patients about an alternative to hysterectomies. The alternative is a treatment for fibroid tumors Fibroid tumors Fibroid tumors are non-cancerous (benign) growths in the uterus. They occur in 30-40% of women over age 40, and do not need to be removed unless they are causing symptoms that interfere with a woman's normal activities. called Uterine Artery uterine artery n. An artery with its origin in the internal iliac artery, with distribution to the uterus, the upper part of the vagina, the round ligament, and part of the uterine tube. Embulization, or UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. . A recent survey of 100 UAE patients found that 79 had not heard of this procedure from gynecologists but from other sources. Why are the gynecologists so reluctant to impart this information? They would lose the $2,000 fee they charge for a hysterectomy hysterectomy (hĭstərĕk`təmē), surgical removal of the uterus. A hysterectomy may involve removal of the uterus only or additional removal of the cervix (base of the uterus), fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and ovaries . UAEs are performed by radiologists. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion