What
is ablation surgery? And When to go for this surgery?
Ablation
means to destroy and ablation surgery means to destroy the abnormal tissues
in the body. This ablation surgery is done to treat heart arrhythmias,
uterus, endometriosis, svt, liver and for women.
Catheter ablation is the procedure done to destroy the parts of the heart
that cause abnormal heart rhythms. During the surgery cardiologists with
the help of electrophysiologists, nurses and other skilled staff who are
trained in this procedure performs the surgical procedure. Abalation surgery
helps arrhythmia patients as it controls the heart rates, reducing the
blood clots and strokes.
Ablation surgery is an excellent way to treat patients with Atrial Fibrillation
when they do not respond to medications. Electrical shocks are given to
the heart, which help in restoring the normal heart beat in the patient.
This not only benefits patients with Atrial fibrillation but also treats
ventricular tachycardia.
Endometrial ablation surgery is the procedure where the lining of the
uterus is destroyed. This is the treatment for abnormal uterus bleeding.
This ablation process is not done for women in their reproductive years.
The fibroids and polyps that could be the cause for this bleeding is got
rid of with this ablation surgery. This ablation surgery is an alternative
to women who do not wish have hysterectomy.
Liver ablation is the surgical procedure performed for liver cancer. This
procedure uses the radio frequency ablation in which high frequency electric
current is given to destroy the cancer cells. This type of ablation surgery
is good for patients who cannot withstand the major surgery for cancer.
This ablation surgery has its own risks and complications. In endometrial
ablation, the opening of the uterus is torn or damaged, perforation of
the uterus can take place after ablation, the patient may develop infection
and bleeding, and sometimes there can be burn injuries due to the laser
or microwave ablation surgery.
In catheter ablation bleeding, infection and pain can occur in the place
where the catheter was inserted. When the heart is punctured, the electrical
system of the heart is injured which makes the patient seek a pacemaker.
Narrowing of the veins or stenosis, blood clots that can further lead
to strokes, damage to blood vessels, and damage to the kidneys when dye
is used in the procedure are other risks or complications that a patient
may experience.
Risks and complications intensify when the patient is above seventy-five
years of age and when the patient is diabetic.
Despite all the risks this ablation surgery is preferred by the patients,
as it is a minimum invasive type of surgery, where the hospital stay is
very less, the recovery period is also less, and the wound heals faster.
