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 UFE, is a minimally invasive procedure that requires no general anesthesia and a short recovery time. (More benefits can be found here.) If this procedure […]
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 to simply cope with it. Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE) is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat lower urinary tract symptoms caused by BPH. What […]
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 currently the only outpatient clinic in Colorado to offer Y-90 treatment for liver cancer. But, in order to understand “Y-90,” it is necessary to unpack […]
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. Additionally, the use of this equipment is what helps keep endovascular specialists at the leading edge of technology. While the procedures and conditions of interventional […]
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 the use of tools like x-ray, ultrasound and very thin needles. Interventional radiologists, or endovascular specialists like Dr. Kovaleski perform minimally invasive procedures that help […]
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 if not addressed. Symptoms like heavy bleeding can lead to anemia. Infertility and chronic pelvic pain due to uterine fibroids can severely degrade one’s quality […]
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 is typically dismissed for years as “aging” by most patients. While the symptoms may prove irritating, the condition itself is as life-threatening as coronary artery […]
ECCO Medical Shares Expansion News
2021 will be a big year for Lone Tree based Endovascular Consultants of Colorado (ECCO). In order to provide a more a patient-centric and concierge style approach, ECCO Medical will expand into a bigger and more high-tech facility. The best part? All treatments occur in an outpatient facility, using minimally invasive, image-guided therapies. About ECCO […]
How ECCO’S Outpatient Treatment Keeps You Safe.
There’s no denying it, hospitals can be overwhelming. From parking decks, to check-in, long waits, delays and large numbers of ill patients in-house, inpatient hospital stays may not always feel like the best course of action – especially in these times of COVID-19. ECCO performs consultation and definitive therapies in an outpatient treatment setting, which […]
Radiologic Imaging: Interventional Radiology Techniques Explained
ECCO Medical’s interventional radiologists use non-invasive diagnostic or “radiologic” imaging to treat vascular system conditions. Using images of the body’s internal structure, ECCO physician Aaron Kovaleski, can determine the best course of action for any given vascular condition. This includes pre-procedural planning all the way through follow up imaging. All without open surgery. Radiologic Imaging […]
