At Wockhardt Hospitals, the department of Interventional Radiology offers a wide range of advanced interventional radiology services.

Interventional Radiology is a medical sub-specialty, which utilizes minimally-invasive image-guided techniques to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system.

Interventional radiologists are specially trained in the use of X-rays, fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They can hence safely perform procedures such as biopsies, angioplasty, stop bleeding (embolization), and cancer treatment.

Most of these procedures are performed via a small pinhole in the body and by using small instruments including needles, wires, and catheters, interventional radiologists can reach virtually every organ or vessel in the body.

The advantages of Interventional Radiology procedures are:

• They are performed on an OPD basis or with a short hospital stay.
• Most procedures performed under local anesthesia
• Less or no pain
• No scar or stitch, performed through a pinhole
• Fewer complications
• Faster recovery

Many conditions that once required treatment using traditional, open surgery can now be managed with interventional radiology.

Procedures performed in our departments include:

• Vascular Interventions :
• Arterial Interventions :
  • Peripheral angioplasty, stenting, atherectomies.
  • Diabetic foot management

• Venous interventions :
  • Varicose vein laser ablation
  • Spider vein management
  • Deep vein thrombosis- management
  • IVC filter placement
  • Venous stenting for May Thurner syndrome

• Hepatic interventions :
  • TIPSS ( Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt)
  • BARTO/PARTO (Tranvenous occlusion of gastric varices)

• Aortic interventions :
  • Aortic stenting in aortic aneurysm/ dissection

• Cancer interventions :
  • Liver cancer management:
    • Radiofrequency ablation/
    • microwave ablation/
    • TACE (Transarterial chemoembolization) / TARE (Transarterial radioembolization)
  • Thyroid lesions
    • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Bone tumors
    • Radiofrequency ablation

• Dialysis interventions :
  • Permacath placement
  • Fistulogram/ Fistuloplasty
  • Central venous obstruction- Venoplasty and stenting

• Embolization:
  • Uterine artery embolization for Fibroid, Menorrhagia, DUB, and Postpartum hemorrhage.
  • Bronchial artery embolization for Hemoptysis
  • Gastrointestinal artery embolization for Hematemesis and Malena.
  • Prostatic artery embolization for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
  • Management of traumatic and post-operative bleeding
  • Management of peripheral arteriovenous malformations

• Neuro interventions :
  • Stroke management- Mechanical thrombectomy
  • Brain aneurysm coiling
  • Carotid artery stenting
  • Spinal interventions

• Aortic interventions :
  • Management of aortic aneurysms and dissections

• Non vascular interventions :
  • Percutaneous Biopsies
  • Drainage procedures
  • Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and stenting
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN)
  • Lymphatic interventions
  • Pain management

Wockhardt Hospital equipped with ‘’state of the art’’ machinery – Philips 64 slice Brilliance CT scanner, GE 1.5T Brivo MR355 MRI scanner, Philips Aura FD10 single plane Cath lab, and high-end ultrasound, is a dedicated center for peripheral and neuro-interventional radiology procedures.