Nordica’s Fibroid Centre records 1,000th HIFU treatment after 5 years

By Sola Ogundipe
The Fibroid Care Centre (FCC) at Nordica, has performed its 1,000th successful High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, HIFU, treatment for fibroids and adenomyosis, reaching the milestone five years after the centre began offering the procedure, marking a significant development in the use of focused ultrasound technology for fibroid care in Nigeria.
The 1,000th milestone was attained against the backdrop of the burden of uterine fibroids among Nigerian women and interest among patients in treatment options that may avoid or reduce the need for invasive surgery where medically appropriate.
In a statement, the FCC, which is West Africa’s first specialist centre for the no...