Interventional Radiology in Barcelona
01
GYNECOLOGY
Embolization of uterine fibroids.
Pelvic congestive syndrome.
Embolization of female varicocele.
Treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.
02
UROLOGY
Treatment of ureteral obstruction: nephrostomies and antegrade placement of ureteral catheters.
Pre-surgical embolization of renal tumors.
Embolization of renal angiomyolipomas.
Treatment of male varicocele.
Treatment of benign urethral strictures.
Embolization of the prostatic arteries for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
03
PNEUMOLOGY
Treatment of aphegyria (pulmonary hemorrhage).
Embolization of pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas.
Treatment of pulmonary thromboembolism (thrombectomy).
04
ONCOLOGY
Biopsies of solid organs.
Percutaneous ablation of liver, kidney and bone tumors.
Chemoembolization of primary and secondary liver tumors.
Portal embolization
Treatments derived from the biliary/urinary tract.
Placement of subcutaneous reservoirs
Treatment of obstruction of the digestive tract (colon, esophagus, gastroduodenal stent).
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NEPHROLOGY
Treatment of renal artery stenosis.
Placement of catheters for hemodialysis and treatment of vascular access dysfunction.
Percutaneous and transjugular renal biopsy.
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VENOUS VASCULAR PATHOLOGY
Treatment of acute, subacute and chronic deep and central vein thrombosis (iliocava).
Placement and removal of inferior vena cava filters.
Treatment of chronic venous stenosis and obstructions in any location.
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MALFORMATIVE VASCULAR PATHOLOGY
Percutaneous and endovascular treatment of low- and high-flow vascular malformations (in a multidisciplinary team setting).
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DIGESTIVE PATHOLOGY
Treatment of upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Embolization of visceral aneurysms.
Hepatic hemodynamic study: portal manometry.
Transjugular liver biopsy.
Placement of percutaneous gastrostomy.
Placement of digestive prostheses: esophageal, gastroduodenal, colon.
Treatment of benign and malignant obstructions of the bile duct: cholecystostomies, biliary drainage, removal of gallstones, placement of resorbable biliary stents (benign strictures) and definitive prostheses (malignant strictures).
Urinary or biliary disease
Treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding
Treatment of mesenteric ischemia
Treatment of neoplastic obstruction of the colon.
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MUSCULO-SKELETAL PROCEDURES
Embolization of degenerative osteoarticular pathology (genicular embolization).
Embolization of the polytraumatic patient.