Veterinary Internal Medicine, Endoscopy & Interventional Procedures
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Interventional procedures includes a variety of image-guided procedures and includes elements of endoscopy and radiology.

In general it uses the guidance of fluoroscopy (moving x-rays), sometimes also with endoscopes, in order to treat a specific condition.

The most common interventional procedures that I perform include:


  • Tracheal stenting for tracheal collapse or tumours
  • Urethral stenting for palliative management of urethral tumours, bladder tumours and benign obstruction


More complex vascular procedures are typically performed as part of multi-disciplinary teams (internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, radiology):
  • Occlusion of intrahepatic portosystemic shunts
  • Vascular stenting (most commonly the caudal vena cava) for obstructive disease
  • Intra-arterial procedures including embolisation and chemotherapy administration


A number of interventional procedures are also performed by specialist cardiologists including:
  • Interventional management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
  • Balloon dilation of pulmonic stenosis
  • Pacemaker implantation



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A fluoroscopic image of a urethral stent in a dog for treatment of a urethral tumour
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A fluoroscopic image of a dog undergoing coil embolisation of an intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. The image shows a stent in the vena cava with multiple coils deployed into the shunt
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  • Interventional Procedures
    • Interventional Basics
    • Treatment of Ectopic Ureters in Dogs
    • Feline Ureteral Obstruction
    • Canine Ureteral Obstruction
  • Owner Info
    • Ectopic Ureters
    • Immune Mediated Diseases
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