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People become apprehensive as soon as they hear that a major surgery or an operation is the main treatment plan for their condition. This is true, specially when it pertains to an important organ or structure being operated upon, like the brain or the liver. This apprehension led to the rise of the field of Interventional Radiology. An angiographic approach for cardiac procedures is well established since decades now. The field of angiography for other organs and minimally invasive intervention is relatively recent but has gradually and rapidly evolved into a full fledged super-speciality- known as Interventional Radiology. It offers treatment to multiple diseases from head to toe from intra-cranial aneurysms to liver cancers to varicose veins in the legs. Not only are these interventional treatment options as effective as surgery but they are minimally invasive, safer and also best in terms of shorter hospital stay and faster recovery.
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Varicose Vein
Varicose veins are a cosmetic concern for many people, appearing as visible blue or purple veins under the skin or twisted, swollen veins that are like cords on the legs. Initially, varicose veins are usually painless, but over time they can cause aching pain or heaviness in the legs, especially when standing and walking, cramps in the legs, most often at night, swelling in the feet and ankles, and restless legs.
The veins may lead to sequelae or complications like skin pigmentation or ulcers in ankle/feet and may even get thrombosed.
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Liver Tumours Treatment
When a patient is diagnosed with cancer of any part/organ of body, he is supposed to visit a medical or surgical oncologist and then after work up (staging and grading) of cancer, wither surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a combination is prescribed. While the role of Interventional Radiologists was limited to image guided biopsy (acquiring a tissue sample from the cancer area using a specialized needle) of most cancers, it is expanded in liver cancer to the extent that Interventional Radiologists treat a majority of these cancers.
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Intra Cranial Aneurysm Embolization
A cerebral or intracranial aneurysm is an abnormal focal dilation of a blood vessel (artery) in the brain which is a result of weakening of the blood vessel wall. The vessel develops a "blister-like" dilation that can become thin and rupture without warning. The bleeding that results into the space around the brain is called a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This hemorrhage can lead to stroke, coma or even death.
The choice of aneurysm treatment (observation vs surgical clipping vs endovascular coiling) must be weighed against the risk of rupture and overall health of the patient.
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Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral arterial disease is a common circulatory problem in which clots or fatty plaques lead to narrowing of blood vessels (arteries to be precise) reducing blood flow to your limbs. This leads to lower blood flow to the extremities (most likely legs). This leads to pain in the lower limbs when walking and relieved by rest (called as claudication). It can worsen to an extent to cause continuous pain at rest also.
In old age, it is an indicator of a more widespread accumulation of fatty deposits in arteries (atherosclerosis). This condition is usually not limited to the extremities and involves multiple blood vessels including those supplying the heart and brain. In diabetics or those who smoke, this might present at an earlier age.
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Uterine Artery Embolization
Uterine artery embolization is a minimally invasive treatment for uterine fibroids or adenomyosis. In uterine artery embolization, a specialised doctor (interventional radiologist) uses a slender, flexible tube (catheter) for injecting small particles (embolic agents) into the uterine arteries. The catheter is inserted via a groin vessel as in cardiac angiography. It is done super-selectively for the arteries supplying the fibroids sparing rest of the vessels supplying the normal uterus under guidance of real time x-rays called as fluoroscopy. The goal is to block the fibroid blood vessels, starving the fibroids and causing them to shrink and eventually disappear.
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