QualihealtH

QualihealtH is responsible for the International Medical Department for several Hospitals and Clinics, focusing exclusively on the foreign patient. QualihealtH is an integral part of the Hospitals and Clinics that we work with and this is one of the main reasons why we can offer you a Premium Service.

In Lisbon, QualihealtH is part of St. Louis Hospital and Campo Grande Clinic, cooperating since 2016 with outstanding results. We are working together in two main areas:

·       - Aestetic Surgery;

·       - Urology – Benign Prostatic Embolization (BPE), Prostatic Cancer and Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)

Up North, Qualihealth is managing Hospital de Santa Maria – Porto International Department since 2014. This is a Portuguese reference private health unit and one of the oldest hospitals in the country. The Hospital has been an example in modernization, entrepreneurship and excellence in Health. It was the first private health unit to have its Quality system certified with the standard ISO 9001.

Internationally known in areas of Orthopaedics (Traumatology and Sports Medicine), in which the Hospital specialized throughout more than a century, it has a clinical team with much value and prestige.

We can also offer you renowned physicians in Aestetic Surgery in Hospital Santa Maria, if you prefer to undergo your treatment in Oporto.

Uterine fibroids, are the most common benign tumor in women and may cause heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain and pressure related symptoms such as urinary incontinence, urinary frequency and pressure over the bladder. They may be a cause of infertility or cause pain during sexual intercourse.

Over 1100 patients underwent Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), an alternative procedure, minimally invasive, instead of the traditional surgical treatment. Of those, over 800 were treated as outpatient procedure and discharged from the hospital 4 to 8 hours after the procedure.

Results

The blockage of the tiny vessels which supply blood to the fibroids leads to starvation of the fibroids and cause their death and sequential shrink. At 6 months, the reduction of volume of the fibroids will be 20 – 80 % and the overall uterine volume reduction will be 20 – 50%. However the volume reduction will continue up to 5 years. At this time, the successfully treated fibroids will be calcified, that means they will not grow. More important than the percentage of reduction of the fibroid and uterus is the rate of ischemia of fibroid, that is, the percentage of reduction of the blood flow that should be greater than 90% for a good prognosis. In this case it means that the fibroids will not grow again. Uterine fibroid embolization reduces bleeding, urinary frequency and abdominal enlargement in over 90% of women who undergo the procedure.

Similarly, the quality of life will improve after Embolization.

Pregnancy after the Embolization

Pregnancy is possible after embolization and 57 patients, who could not get pregnant were able to give birth. 44 of them had their children without any complication.