Interventional Radiology (IR) is a medical specialty that utilizes minimally invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system. At Sri Narayani Hospital & Research Centre. Our Interventional Radiology department is at the forefront of medical innovation, providing state-of-the-art care to our patients.

Neuro interventions

  • Diagnostic cerebral angiography (femoral / radial)
  • Stroke mechanical thrombectomy - aspiration and stent retriever
  • Intracranial aneurysm (Coiling - simple/stent or balloon-assisted/ flow diverter)
  • Intracranial atherosclerotic disease - angioplasty and stenting
  • Cerebral venous thrombosis - Mechanical thrombectomy/thrombolytic infusion
  • Dural Arteriovenous Fistula (DAVF)
  • Symptomatic Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Carotico-cavernous fistula embolization
  • Dural venous sinus stenting
  • Inferior Petrosal Sinus sampling
  • Pre-op embolisation for meningioma / intracranial tumours
  • Chronic Subdural haemorrhage - middle meningeal artery embolisation.

Head and neck interventions

  • Carotid artery stenosis - angioplasty and stenting
  • Carotid blow-out syndrome - covered stenting
  • Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) pre-op / therapeutic embolisation.
  • Carotid body tumour embolisation
  • Epistaxis - Internal maxillary artery embolisation
  • Hemangioma / venolymphatic malformation sclerotherapy
  • Tumor bleed embolization (ECA branch source)
  • CT Cisternogram for CSF leak

Spinal interventions

  • Diagnostic Spinal angiography
  • Spinal AVM/AVF embolisation
  • Vertebral haemangioma embolisation
  • Pre-operative embolisation of spinal tumours
  • Osteoid osteoma RFA/Microwave ablation
  • Exiting Nerve root blocks
  • Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression for disc herniation
  • Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
  • CT Myelogram

Image-guided pain management

  • Trigeminal neuralgia - Nerve RFA/Block
  • Celiac plexus neurolysis
  • Lumbar plexus sympathectomy
  • Superior hypogastric plexus block
  • Stellate ganglion block
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome - steroid injection
  • Exiting nerve root block

Breast interventions

  • Breast biopsies - USG
  • Marker clip deployment / Wire localization
  • Breast abscess drainage

Hepato-pancreatico-biliary interventions

Liver tumours

  • Trans-arterial chemoembolisation (TACE) for liver tumours (HCC, cholangiocarcinoma, metastasis & other tumours)
  • RFA / Microwave ablation for liver tumours (HCC, metastasis, cholangiocarcinoma)
  • Liver haemangioma embolisation

Portal vein interventions

  • Trans Jugular Intra Hepatic Porto Systemic Shunt-stent (TIPSS) - portal hypertension complications.
  • Portal vein embolisation
  • Portal vein thrombectomy/thrombolysis
  • Portal vein stenting

Hepatic outflow interventions

  • Budd-Chiari syndrome - Hepatic vein angioplasty + stenting
  • Inferior vena cava angioplasty + stenting
  • Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement
  • Direct intrahepatic Porto systemic stent (DIPS)

Biliary system interventions

  • Percutaneous trans biliary drainage
  • Biliary stricturoplasty + Metallic stenting
  • Percutaneous cholangiogram
  • Biliary stone retrieval
  • Percutaneous cholecystostomy

Miscellaneous

  • Post-liver transplant complication management
  • Transjugular Liver biopsy
  • PAIR procedure for hydatid cyst
  • Pigtail insertion for abscess/ collections
  • Pancreatitis complications management

Gastro-intestinal interventions

Arterial bleed

  • GI bleed embolisation
  • Pseudoaneurysm management

Variceal bleeding

  • Balloon-occluded / Plug-assisted / Coil assisted
  • Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO / PARTO / CARTO) - Fundal gastric varices
  • Antegrade Variceal Obliteration (transvenous / percutaneous)
  • Splenic artery embolisation

Mesenteric ischemia

  • Superior mesenteric artery stenting
  • Superior mesenteric vein thrombolysis

Oncological GI Interventions

  • Pre-operative embolisation for gastrointestinal tumours
  • Tumour bleed embolisation
  • Percutaneous gastrostomy/jejunostomy

Obstetrics and Gynaecology interventions

  • Uterine artery embolization - Fibroid, uterine AVM, PPH, Hypervascular RPOC
  • Fallopian tube recanalisation

Chest interventions

  • Bronchial artery embolisation for hemoptysis
  • Selective MAPCA embolization for haemoptysis
  • Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm/AVM embolization
  • Lung nodule ablation
  • Pleurodesis
  • Pleural pigtail drainge for effusion/pneumothorax
  • CT/USG guided biopsies

Kidney and CKD related interventions

Kidney

  • Renal bleed superselective embolisation
  • Pre-op embolisation of angiomyolipoma (AML)
  • Renal tumour RFA / Microwave ablation
  • Renal artery angioplasty + stenting for hypertension & transplant related vascular complications

Percutaneous procedures

  • Percutaneous renal biopsy
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN)
  • Percutaneous antegrade DJ stenting
  • Suprapubic cystostomy
  • USG guided pigtail insertion for urinoma/lymphocele - post kidney transplant

CKD related interventions

  • Permcath / Tunnelled dialysis catheters - Jugular, femoral , transhepatic, translumbar
  • Permcath troubleshooting - Fibrin sheath stripping / repositioning
  • Temporary catheter / Central line insertion
  • AV Fistula salvage - angioplasty/thrombolysis
  • Central vein recanalisation - angioplasty / stenting

Peripheral Vascular Interventions

Arterial

  • Diagnostic angiograms
  • Peripheral arterial angioplasty + stenting - peripheral arterial disease, Takayasu disease / Vasculitis
  • Peripheral AVM embolization

Venous

  • Acute Deep venous thrombosis interventions-thrombectomy / thrombolysis
  • IVC filter placement and retrieval
  • Venous stenting - left iliac vein
  • Varicose vein treatment - Laser / RFA / Venaseal
  • Recanalization of chronic venous occlusion

Miscellaneous

  • Venous / Venolymphatic malformations
  • Intravascular foreign body retrieval
  • Vascular access complications – stenting, embolisation and thrombin injection

Endocrinology related Interventions

  • Benign Thyroid nodule ablation
  • Adrenal vein sampling
  • Inferior petrosal sinus sampling

Aortic interventions

  • TEVAR Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • Endoleak management

Lymphatic interventions

  • Lymphangiography
  • Lymphatic leak embolisation
  • Thoracic duct embolisation - Chylothorax

Male reproductive system interventions

  • Prostate artery embolization - Benign prostatic hypertrophy
  • Varicocele embolisation
  • Penile AVM/ AVF embolisation

Musculoskeletal interventions

  • Preoperative embolisation of bone tumours, invasive hemangioma, haemophilic pseudotumors
  • Chronic knee osteoarthritis - genicular/geniculate artery embolisation, genicular nerve ablation
  • Osteoid osteoma ablation
  • Frozen shoulder embolisation
  • Intra-articular Steroid injections for pain
  • PRP injections - Joint / tendon
  • Bone biopsy
  • Botox injection

Trauma-related interventions

  • Splenic artery embolization - splenic injury
  • Selective hepatic / renal artery embolization - hepatic and renal lacerations
  • Covered stenting for active vascular leak

Oncological interventions

Lines

  • Chemoport insertion/removal
  • Hickman's line insertion
  • PICC line insertion
  • PleurX drainage catheter - malignant pleural effusion
  • PeritX drainage catheter - malignant ascites

Embolization

  • Pre-op embolisation of tumours
  • Tumour bleed embolisation
  • Trans arterial embolisation (TAE)/chemoembolisation (TACE) for liver tumours

Ablation

  • Tumours in liver, lung, kidney, bone, breast

Stenting procedures

  • Superior vena cava stenting for SVC syndrome
  • Biliary decompression & metallic stenting for malignant hilar / CBD stricture

Fetal Interventions

  • Amniocentesis / Chorionic villus sampling
  • Intrauterine Fetal transfusion
  • Selective Fetal reduction

Our Doctors

We offer extensive medical procedures to outbound and inbound patients what it is and we are very proud of achievement of our staff, We are all work together to help our all patients for recovery.

Dr. Nishanth Gopal, MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, DM, Consultant - Interventional Radiology in SNHRC Vellore.

Dr. Nishanth Gopal

MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, DM

Consultant - Interventional Radiology

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In Patient Services 24/7

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Monday - Saturday: 8am - 6pm

Sunday: 9am - 1pm

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