WHERE INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY HELPS

SpecialityProblemsSymptomsEtiologyIR Procedure
Vascular (Arteries, Veins) Peripheral Vascular DiseasePain in legs/Hand, Ulcer, GangreneAtherosclerosis, Tobacco Chewer/Smoking, DiabetesBalloon Angioplasty and/or stenting, Thrombolysis
 Renal Artery StenosisHypertension (Increased Blood Pressure)Atherosclerosis, Fibromuscular Dysplasia, AortoarteritisBalloon Angioplasty and/or Stenting
 Budd-Chiari SyndromeAscitesIVC occlusion, Hepatic vein OcclusionIVC membranotomy and Stenting, Hepatic vein stenting
 Varicose VeinsDilated veins and discoloration in legs, ulcerVenous Valve InsufficiencyEndovenous Laser/RFA Ablation
 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary artery blood clotsSwelling in legs, Difficulty in BreathingBlood Clots in veins of leg, migrated to lungIVC filter
 Broken pieces of catheters/tubes in arteries/veins  Foreign Body removal without operation
Chest (Lungs) Bronchial/Pulmonary arteryHemoptysis (Coughing of Blood)Tuberculosis, AneurysmEmbolisation
 Pulmonary Artery ThrombosisHemoptysisEmbolism from DVTIntra-arterial local Thrombolysis
Gastrointestinal (Stomach, Intestines, Liver,) Gastrointestinal BleedingHematemesis/ MelenaUlcer in Stomach/bowel, Long term drug (pain killers) intake, TumorEmbolisation
 Obstructive JaundiceJaundice, ItchingStone, Biliary strictures (Benign or malignant)Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram and Drainage/Stenting
 HypersplenismAbdominal pain, repeated infections, SplenomegalyPortal hypertension with hypersplenismSplenic Artery Embolisation (like splenectomy)
 Hepatoma  Chemoembolisation/ Radiofrequency Ablation
 Hepatoma  Portal vein embolisation to stimulate the growth of normal liver
Neurology/ Neurosurgery (Brain, Spine) Brain HemorrhageUnconsciousness, Neurological DeficitAneurysm, Arteriovenous MalformationEmbolisation
 Carotid Artery NarrowingTransient Ischemic Attack (Temporary weakness and loss of consciousness)Atherosclerosis, AortoarteritisBalloon Angioplasty and/or stenting
 Cerebral StrokeHemiparesisThrombosis/ EmbolusThrombolysis
Gynaecology (Uterus, Fallopan Tubes) Uterine FibroidBleeding from vagina, InfertilityFibroidUterine Artery Embolisation
 Female InfertilityInability to ConceiveCornual Block in Fallopian TubesFallopian Tube recanalisation
Androlgy Male Infertility Scrotal VaricoceleInternal Testicular Vein Embolisation
Urology (Kidneys, prostate) Obstructive UropathyMalaise, Decreased Urine outputStones, Narrowing, TumorPercutaneous Nephrostomy and D-J Stenting
 Urinary BleedingHematuriaTumor, Trauma, Post Biopsy, Arteriovenous MalformationEmbolisation
Orthopedics (Bones, back) BackachePain in spineDisc Herniation,Ozone therapy,
 BackachePain in spineBackbone compressionVertebroplasty/ Khyphoplasty
Skin Arterio-venous malformation/ HemangiomaSwelling in skin, discoloration, bleedingIdiopathic, traumaPercutaneous Sclerotherapy/ Transarterial Embolisation
Miscellaneous Tumors like Angiofibroma, Glomus Jugulare, Renal Cell Carcinoma and other tumors Bleeding, swelling, pain Preoperative Tumor embolisation to decrease vascularity and to minimize introperative bleeding