Rice Undergoes Surgery For Noncancerous Growths In The Uterus

Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's choice to be the next secretary of state, underwent surgery Friday to treat noncancerous growths in the uterus, a White House official said.

The national security adviser underwent uterine fibroid embolization at Georgetown University Hospital, and it appeared to be successful with no complications, said Jim Wilkinson, a deputy national security adviser.

"The surgery was successful and she is resting comfortably," Wilkinson said.

Uterine fibroid embolization blocks blood flow to fibroids, noncancerous tumors in the uterus. It is meant to shrink the growths by injecting small particles into the blood vessels that "feed" the fibroids to cut off their blood supply. For some women it is an alternative to hysterectomy. Radiologist Dr. James Spies performed the procedure, Wilkinson said.

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Rice/fibroid threads because of flames and inappropriate behavior.
Sorry, but I don't think this is an earth shaking topic that needs to be discussed in LBN.