The White House announced that First Lady Melania Trump underwent an embolization procedure Monday to treat a benign kidney condition. To find out what an embolization procedure entails and why it might be necessary, we spoke to Dr. Mark S. Litwin, professor and chairman of urology at UCLA. What does an embolization procedure entail? Is it common to stay in the hospital for a week after an embolization procedure? Embolizations for benign kidney conditions are usually done as an outpatient procedure — just come in the morning and go home that afternoon.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 14, 2018 22:52 UTC