For the first time in Israel – an innovative treatment for vascular malformation through their freezing was performed in Laniado in Netanya; This is a new method that freezes tumors and destroys them
“Creepation” is an innovative treatment method that treats tumors by freezing and destroying them. This is with a minimum of risk and side effects.
The treatment was performed for the first time in a patient’s market. In abnormal blood vessels that grow in an uncontrolled manner and produce significant complications that impair quality of life. Due to the significant risk of exacerbation around pregnancy and childbirth the patient refrained from getting pregnant until the completion of treatment.
Improperly developing blood vessels are called “vascular malformation” in professional parlance. A phenomenon from which about 4% of the population suffers. This is an accelerated and abnormal growth of blood vessels, unnecessary. The blood vessels produce a significant impairment in the quality of life with symptoms of pain, restriction of movement and sometimes even the basic functioning of the patients. Abnormal vascular growth is affected by hormonal changes and increases in parallel with any significant hormonal change such as pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Treatment for this phenomenon involves a combination of occlusion of the arterial blood vessels that supply the abnormal blood vessels, if any. Also direct injection of alcohol into the dilated and abnormal blood vessels for the purpose of destroying them and preventing their growth.
The dangers involved in injecting alcohol are the leakage and leakage of alcohol into tissues adjacent to the process or normal blood vessels. Which can cause damage to normal organs that are nearby such as muscles, nerves and skin.
Destruction of tissue by freezing
An innovative treatment method for this problem, performed at a number of medical centers around the world, is creviation. Freezing the blood vessels and thereby destroying them. In creviation there is widespread use in the destruction of tumors in various organs – kidneys, soft tissue health and more.
In this method of treatment, after inserting a unique needle into the abnormal blood vessel through a tiny hole in the skin, by injecting gas inside the needle. As a result, an ice ball is created around it that is adapted to the desired size and causes the destruction of the tissue inside the ice ball.
The innovative operation was recently performed in the invasive radiology unit at Laniado Hospital under the guidance of ultrasound and X-ray. The patient, in whom the treatment was performed using the new method, is a young woman who wants to become pregnant. This possibility.
The control console in the invasive operation is made by Boston Scientific. The console is imported to Israel by Medtechnica. The complex operation was performed by Dr. Alexander Blinki and Dr. Ahihud Bendt.
Improving quality of life
Dr. Bennett spoke about the innovative treatment method. “The patient has been known to us for a long time. She suffers from chronic pain that has not gone away. Even after catheterization to close the arteries that supply the problem area. The treatment we have performed is innovative and significantly reduces the risks involved in operating with alcohol. The spread of ice can be precisely controlled. This will prevent damage to nearby organs and protect the skin and its integrity. In the treatment of blood vessels we are concerned with improving the quality of life and not with a sweeping solution. Unfortunately, so far no solution has been found that will completely prevent future progress and aggravation. In light of this, it is necessary to perform operations with a high safety profile that enables long-term clinical results to be achieved with a minimum of complications. Operations that can be repeated several times, as we anticipate that in the future the patient will need to undergo additional treatments. Fortunately, we now have the option of treating this type of lesion with crevices. “
Prof. Zvi Shimoni, Medical Director at Laniado Hospital, congratulated Dr. Blinki and Dr. Bendt and the staff of the Imaging Department, headed by Dr. Zeev Feuchtwanger. “Implementing innovative technologies for the patient population is at the forefront of our minds. We are collaborating with various medical entities in order to bring to the hospital maximum advanced technology. Technology that enables spot-on, accurate treatment and has minimal risk potential.”