PANCREATITIS COLLECTION DRAINAGE Percutaneous catheter drainage is an important method for drainage of pancreatic fluid collections. In the early stage of the disease (2-4 wk), it is often the method of choice. It is shown to be effective alone in almost 50% of the patients.
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Drainge procedures
Drainge Procedures Incision and drainage (I&D), also known as clinical lancing, are minor surgical procedures to release pus or pressure built up under the skin, such as from an abscess, boil, or infected paranasal sinus.
Biopsy
Biopsy A biopsy is a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body so that it can be tested in a laboratory.
Onco intervention
Onco intervention Interventional oncology is a rapidly growing field in cancer care that uses targeted, minimally invasive procedures, performed with the help of image guidance, to diagnose, treat and/or relieve the symptoms of cancer.
DIABETIC FOOT INTERVENTION
ACUTE LIMB ISCHEMIA MANAGEMENT Antiplatelet agents (either aspirin or clopidogrel) are recommended to reduce both the incidence of cardiovascular events and risk of arterial occlusion. ANGIOPASTY AND STENTING How long will a stent last? It is permanent. There is just a 2–3 per cent risk…
VENOUS
Central line There are three main access sites for the placement of central venous catheters, namely internal jugular, common femoral, and subclavian veins.. DVT MANAGMENT Treatments include medications called anticoagulants (blood thinners), compression stockings and elevating your affected leg(s) at different times throughout the day.…
ENT interventions
JNA pre op embolisation The goal of surgery is to remove the entire JNA tumor. Depending on the tumor’s size and location, a surgeon may be able to remove it through your nose (endoscopic surgery). Nasal bleed embolisation What is embolization of the nose bleed?…
Chest intervention
BROCHIAL ARTERY EMBOLISATION How is a bronchial artery embolization done? A thinner microcatheter (about 0.8 mm) is passed through the catheter into the blood vessel, and then, embolic material is injected into the appropriate site. CHEST TUBE INSERTION Placement: A thoracostomy tube is usually placed…
Aortic disease
Aortic aneurysm An aortic aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in the aorta, the large artery that carries blood from the heart through the chest and torso. Aortic dissection Aortic dissection most often happens because of a tear or damage to the inner wall of the…
Hepato billiary intervention
BRTO AND PARTO Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) is an endovascular technique used as a therapeutic adjunct or alternative to transjugular intrahepatic shunts (TIPS) in the management of gastric varices. HCC MANAGEMENT Surgery to remove your tumor or a liver transplant are the best options…
genito urinary intervention
BPH INTERVENTION TURP is the most effective treatment for most cases of BPH. However, in adults 65 and older, medications and minimally invasive treatments are preferable.. GYNAE INTERVENTION Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women’s…
DIALYSIS PT
Fistuloplasty If the fistulogram shows an area of blockage, an angioplasty may be performed in an attempt to open up the area.. Click here PERMACATH PLACEMENT A Permacath insertion is the placement of a special IV line into the blood vessel in your neck or…
stroke
Hemorrhagic stroke Hemorrhagic stroke is due to bleeding into the brain by the rupture of a blood vessel.. Click here Ischemic stroke Ischemic stroke is the more common type. It is usually caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in…
Neuro interventions
CVT (cerebral venous thrombosis) Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) occurs when a blood clot forms in the brain’s venous sinuses.. Stroke A stroke, sometimes called a brain attack, occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain or when a blood vessel in…
Thyroid intervention
Benign Tumour Ablation Tumor ablation is a minimally invasive technique that is commonly used in the treatment of tumors of the liver, kidney, bone, and lung. Fnac Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the lymph node is a simple diagnostic tool to diagnose suspected and…
PAIN MANAGEMENT
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway surrounded by bones and ligaments on the palm side of the hand CT AND USGGUIDED NERVE ROOT INJECTIONS A nerve root injection is an…
ENDOCRINE IR
ADRENAL VENOUS SAMPLING You lie on a couch in an X-ray room. A small plastic cannula (tube) will be placed into one of the veins in your hand. Throughout the procedure you will be given a drip through this cannula which will contain synacthen. IPS…