British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) patient leaflets

British Society of Interventional Radiology

These leaflets have been prepared by the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) and the Clinical Radiology Patients' Liaison Group (CRPLG) of the Royal College of Radiologists.  Approved by the Board of the Faculty of Clinical Radiology: 25 February 2011 
 
They are intended as information leaflets for patients who are recommended to have any one of these specific interventional radiology procedures.  They should facilitate informed debate between patients and clinical staff.

Angiography
Angioplasty and stent insertion
Aortic aneurysm
Biliary drainage and stenting
Carotid artery stenting
Central venous access
Colonic stenting
Fibroids
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Gastrostomy
Hepatic malignancies
Kidney tumour ablation
Nephrostomy
Oesophageal stents
Pelvic venous congestion syndrome
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations
Ureteric stenting
Uterine artery embolisation (fibroid embolisation)
Varicocele embolisation
Varicoceles
Varicose veins
Vascular malformations
Vertebral compression fractures
Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty