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Interventional Radiology
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Interventional Radiology is pin hole surgery
performed with the aid of
X rays, CT and ultrasound by specially trained
doctors called Interventional Radiologists
8 out of 10 procedures use skin incisions smaller
than 5 millimetres
9 out of 10 procedures use only local
anaesthetic, sometimes with sedation
Up to 8 out of 10 patients go home
the same day
And it’s often a less invasive option than
traditional surgical procedures
Aortic aneurysms
Targeted cancer treatment
Blocked bile ducts
Internal Bleeding
Fibroids
Blocked kidneys
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Bone and spine
Varicose veins
Leg arteries
Blood clots
Blocked arteries
Blood vessel
malformations
Interventional Radiology
Blood Vessels
Cancer
Treats blood vessels from 2 mm to 30 mm
Narrowed blood vessels are stretched (Angioplasty) to improve
blood flow
Blocked Bleeding
blood vessels
can be internally reopened
in many
cases
Control
Many other
treatments
Treatment of aneurysms (abnormal bulges in vessels).
Unblocking arteries
Blocked arm artery (Arrow)
causing pain and arm weakness
Treated by internally
unblocking the artery and
placing a stent
Major surgery avoided. Total
treatment time of one hour
Aortic Aneurysm
Abnormal bulge (aneurysm) of the
main artery in the abdomen
Risk of rupture and major bleeding
Treated by internally relining the
artery (Endovascular aneurysm
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Major surgery avoided. Total
treatment time of 90 minutes
Scope of Interventional Radiology
TreatmentBlood Vessel
SymptomCancer
relief
• Thermal destruction of small
cancers using image guided
needles
• Stent insertion
into the bowel for
relief of obstruction
Bleeding control
• Targeted chemotherapy into
blood vessels supplying the
tumour
Many other treatments
• Insertion of lines for
delivery of chemotherapy
and nutrition
Cancer Treatment
Small cancer lesion in the
liver (arrow) in a patient with
previously treated cancer
Image guided thermal
destruction
Surgery and chemotherapy
avoided. Treatment time of
60 minutes.
Scope of Interventional Radiology
Cancer
Key emergency
role for Interventional Radiology
Blood vessels
Treatment of bleeding from Trauma, bowel, child birth or
following surgery
Blood vessels as small as 2-3mm can be treated
Bleeding Control
Many other treatments
Blood vessels can be blocked (embolisation) or relined with
a stent depending on the location and need
Bleeding into Bowel
Severe bleeding into the
large bowel (arrow)
Treated with selective
Blockage of the bleeding
Artery
Emergency surgery
avoided
Bone
Scope of Interventional Radiology
DialysisBlood vessel
control
LiverBleeding
and Bile
ducts
Cancer Fibroids
Many other
treatments
Kidneys
Too many procedures...too little
space
For more detailed patient information and
further information about Interventional
Radiology please visit
www. bsir.org & www.bsir-qi.org
Interventional Radiology
Minimal access
Local anaesthesia/sedation
Quicker recovery
Less invasive alternative
Prepared on behalf of
British Society of Interventional Radiology
by
Dr G Ananthakrishnan
and
Dr I Robertson