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Illustration of a catheter delivering embolic particles into uterine arteries supplying fibroids. Women's & men's health Uterine Fibroids Treatments: UAE Also: Hysterectomy, Myomectomy, Hormonal and medical therapy Adenomyosis Women's & men's health Adenomyosis Treatments: UAE Also: Hysterectomy, Hormonal therapy, Pain medication Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Women's & men's health Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Treatments: PAE Also: Medications, TURP, Prostatic urethral lift Medical illustration of a catheter treating small genicular arteries around an arthritic knee with embolic particles. Spine, bone & joint Knee Osteoarthritis Treatments: GAE Also: Physical therapy and weight loss, Steroid or hyaluronic acid injections, Knee replacement surgery Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Vein disease Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Treatments: Ovarian Vein Embolization Also: Hormonal suppression, Pain medication, Surgical vein ligation or hysterectomy Illustration showing a catheter blocking the left gonadal vein to treat an enlarged scrotal varicocele. Vein disease Varicocele Treatments: Varicocele Embolization Also: Surgical varicocelectomy, Observation and scrotal support Varicose Veins Vein disease Varicose Veins Treatments: EVTA · Cyanoacrylate Vein Closure (VenaSeal) Also: Compression stockings, Sclerotherapy, Ambulatory phlebectomy Illustration of a catheter removing clot from deep femoral and iliac veins in the leg and pelvis. Vein disease Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Treatments: DVT Mechanical Thrombectomy · CDT · Venous Stenting (Iliac and Central Veins) · IVC Filter Placement Also: Anticoagulation, Compression therapy Illustration of a catheter entering through the groin vein to remove a clot in a pulmonary artery. Vein disease Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Treatments: Pulmonary Embolism Thrombectomy · CDT · IVC Filter Placement · IVC Filter Retrieval Also: Anticoagulation, Systemic thrombolysis, Surgical pulmonary embolectomy May-Thurner Syndrome Vein disease May-Thurner Syndrome Treatments: Venous Stenting (Iliac and Central Veins) · DVT Mechanical Thrombectomy Also: Anticoagulation, Compression stockings Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome Vein disease Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome Treatments: Venous Stenting (Iliac and Central Veins) Also: Treating the underlying cancer, Anticoagulation for clot, Surgical bypass Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Artery disease & aneurysms Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Treatments: PTA · Peripheral Artery Stenting · Peripheral Atherectomy Also: Supervised exercise therapy, Medications, Surgical bypass Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Artery disease & aneurysms Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Treatments: EVAR · Internal iliac embolization Also: Open surgical aneurysm repair, Ultrasound or CT surveillance of small aneurysms, Blood pressure control and smoking cessation Illustration of a tunneled dialysis catheter from the right neck to the upper chest, ending in a central vein near the heart. Kidney & dialysis Kidney Failure Needing Dialysis Access Treatments: Permcath · Vascath · Fistulogram with Angioplasty · Dialysis Graft and Fistula Thrombectomy Also: Surgical AV fistula creation, Surgical AV graft placement, Peritoneal dialysis Illustration showing a PICC line entering an upper-arm vein and ending in the superior vena cava near the heart. IV, dialysis & feeding access Long-Term IV Therapy (Chemotherapy, TPN, Antibiotics) Treatments: PICC · Port · Tunneled Central Line (Broviac or Hickman) Placement Also: Peripheral IV lines for short courses, Midline catheters for 1 to 4 weeks of therapy Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Metastases) Cancer (interventional oncology) Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Metastases) Treatments: TACE · Y-90 · Liver Tumor Ablation (Microwave or Radiofrequency) · PVE Also: Surgical resection, Liver transplant, Systemic therapy Kidney Cancer and Complex Renal Cysts Cancer (interventional oncology) Kidney Cancer and Complex Renal Cysts Treatments: Kidney Tumor Ablation (Cryoablation or Microwave) · Image-Guided Needle Biopsy Also: Partial or radical nephrectomy, Active surveillance for small masses Illustration of a TIPS stent connecting a portal vein to a hepatic vein inside the liver. Liver & digestive Portal Hypertension (Varices and Ascites) Treatments: TIPS Also: Endoscopic banding or glue injection, Beta blockers, Liver transplant Cross-section showing ultrasound-guided needle drainage of ascitic fluid from the lower abdomen. Liver & digestive Refractory and Malignant Ascites Treatments: Paracentesis · Tunneled Peritoneal Catheter (PleurX) Placement · TIPS Also: Diuretics and salt restriction, Treating the underlying cause Recurrent Pleural Effusion Lung & chest Recurrent Pleural Effusion Treatments: Tunneled Pleural Catheter Placement Also: Thoracentesis, Pleurodesis, Treating the underlying cancer Cutaway of kyphoplasty balloon and bone cement stabilizing a compressed vertebra through a posterior pedicle approach. Spine, bone & joint Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatments: Kyphoplasty · Vertebroplasty Also: Pain medication and rest, Bracing, Osteoporosis treatment Illustration of a nephrostomy catheter draining urine from a blocked kidney to an external bag. Kidney & dialysis Kidney Blockage (Hydronephrosis) Treatments: PCN · PCNU Also: Cystoscopic ureteral stent, Treating the stone, stricture or tumor causing the blockage Illustration of a catheter passing through the liver into a blocked bile duct to drain bile. Liver & digestive Bile Duct Blockage (Biliary Obstruction) Treatments: PTBD Also: ERCP with stent placement, Surgical bypass Illustration of a gallbladder drainage catheter entering through the right upper abdomen and curling inside the gallbladder. Liver & digestive Acute Cholecystitis in High-Risk Patients Treatments: Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Also: Cholecystectomy, Antibiotics Illustration of a catheter draining an abdominal or pelvic abscess through the skin into a collection bag. Liver & digestive Abdominal and Pelvic Abscess Treatments: Image-Guided Abscess Drainage Also: Antibiotics, Surgical drainage Illustration showing a gastrostomy tube passing through the abdominal wall into the stomach. Liver & digestive Long-Term Tube Feeding Needs Treatments: G-tube · GJ-tube Also: Endoscopic, Surgical gastrostomy, Nasogastric tube Illustration of a catheter removing a clot from a middle cerebral artery through femoral artery access. Brain & neurovascular Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatments: Stroke Thrombectomy Also: IV thrombolysis, Stroke unit care and rehabilitation Illustration of a catheter delivering coils into a brain aneurysm through an artery from the groin. Brain & neurovascular Brain Aneurysm Treatments: Brain Aneurysm Coiling · Flow Diverter Placement for Brain Aneurysm · WEB Also: Surgical clipping, Observation of small unruptured aneurysms Illustration of catheter embolization of the middle meningeal artery for chronic subdural hematoma. Brain & neurovascular Chronic Subdural Hematoma Treatments: MMAE Also: Burr hole drainage, Craniotomy, Observation Illustration of a catheter delivering embolic material into abnormal blood vessels of a brain AVM. Brain & neurovascular Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Treatments: AVM Embolization Also: Microsurgical resection, Stereotactic radiosurgery Illustration of a carotid stent opening a narrowed neck artery with embolic protection in place. Artery disease & aneurysms Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatments: CAS Also: Carotid endarterectomy, Medical therapy Gastrointestinal Bleeding Bleeding & trauma Gastrointestinal Bleeding Treatments: GI Bleed Embolization · GDA embolization Also: Endoscopic treatment, Blood transfusion, Surgery Illustration of a catheter delivering embolic particles into a bleeding bronchial artery in the lung Bleeding & trauma Hemoptysis (Coughing Up Blood) Treatments: BAE Also: Bronchoscopy, Surgical lung resection Illustration of ultrasound-guided thrombin injection sealing a femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in the groin. Artery disease & aneurysms Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm Treatments: Ultrasound-Guided Thrombin Injection for Pseudoaneurysm · Aneurysm embolization Also: Ultrasound-guided compression, Surgical repair Visceral Artery Aneurysms and Pseudoaneurysms Artery disease & aneurysms Visceral Artery Aneurysms and Pseudoaneurysms Treatments: Aneurysm embolization Also: Surveillance imaging for small aneurysms, Covered stent placement, Open surgical repair or resection Illustration of a catheter placing coils and a vascular plug in an internal iliac artery through femoral access. Artery disease & aneurysms Iliac Artery Aneurysm Treatments: Internal iliac embolization · EVAR Also: Iliac branch endoprosthesis, Open surgical repair, Surveillance of small aneurysms Pelvic Fracture Bleeding Bleeding & trauma Pelvic Fracture Bleeding Treatments: Internal iliac embolization Also: Pelvic binder and resuscitation, Preperitoneal pelvic packing, External fixation of the pelvis Illustration showing a catheter placed in the splenic artery to embolize bleeding after a spleen injury. Bleeding & trauma Splenic Injury (Trauma) Treatments: Splenic embolization Also: Observation, Splenectomy, Splenorrhaphy

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