Affecting one in 20 Americans, Peripheral Artery Disease (or PAD) is a serious condition occurring when calcium and/or cholesterol builds up in the arteries supplying blood to the extremities. Symptoms… Continue Reading
Fibroids Awareness Month
July is fibroids awareness month. These small, muscular tumors may seem benign, but their existence can have tremendous negative impacts on a woman’s life. By the age of 50, as… Continue Reading
Taking Charge: What to do After a BPH Diagnosis
BPH, or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, is common in as many as 50-60% of men in their sixties. The odds increase with age. But just because it is common, doesn’t mean… Continue Reading
Procedures Explained: Uterine Fibroid Embolization
When it comes to treating uterine fibroids, there are many options to choose from. In the past, traditional methods have included hysterectomy and hospital stays. However, uterine fibroid embolization, or… Continue Reading
Prostatic Artery Embolization: What It Is and Why Men Should Know About It
More than 60% of all men in their sixties have some symptoms of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). However, just because it’s common, doesn’t mean that men impacted by BPH have… Continue Reading
SIRT & Y-90 Resin Microspheres: Interventional Radiology Techniques Explained
At ECCO Medical, our endovascular specialists have extensive experience in treating a wide variety of cancers in a non-surgical, minimally invasive way. Something that makes our office-based lab unique; it’s… Continue Reading
Equipment: Interventional Radiology Instruments Explained
The toolkit of an interventional radiologist is vast. From X-ray imaging and computer processing to wires, catheters and stents, interventional radiology equipment is vital to the understanding of various conditions…. Continue Reading
Five Things You Didn’t Know About an Interventional Radiologist
At its most basic level, interventional radiology is medicine that uses image-guidance to help treat various diseases and syndromes without the patient ever having to go under a scalpel. Through… Continue Reading
Uterine Fibroids: What They Are and How to Treat Them
Over half of all women diagnosed with uterine fibroids are under the age of 55. Symptoms can be non-existent but, for some women, they can be debilitating and even life-threatening… Continue Reading
Understanding How ECCO Diagnoses & Treats PAD
Current estimates reveal that about 20% of people over age 60 have some degree of Peripheral Artery Disease or PAD. Severely under-diagnosed, this condition usually manifests as calf soreness and… Continue Reading
