Interventional Radiology in Madrid – Minimally Invasive Procedures with Maximum Precision
Team: Dr. Arturo Alvarez Luque
At Hospital Valdebebas, our Interventional Radiology (IR) Unit specializes in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures designed to treat a wide range of conditions with greater safety, less pain, and faster recovery.
Our expert team, supported by state-of-the-art technology, provides efficient and effective care in close collaboration with other medical specialties within the hospital.
Why Choose Interventional Radiology at Hospital Valdebebas?
- Fast-track access to specialized care, reducing waiting times.
- Flexible scheduling and immediate response capacity.
- Comprehensive follow-up with clinical and radiological monitoring after each procedure.
- Minimally invasive techniques that reduce risks and promote faster recovery.
Advanced Techniques in Interventional Radiology
- PICC line placement for intravascular therapies, in close coordination with specialized nursing teams.
- Cutting-edge image-guided procedures using the latest-generation equipment.
- Access to innovative techniques not available in most hospitals.
A Highly Specialized, Multidisciplinary Team
- Dedicated interventional radiologists with exclusive focus on IR.
- Close collaboration with leading hospital units for comprehensive, patient-centered care.
- Integrated approach with doctors and nursing teams, ensuring seamless coordination.
Treatments
- Diagnostic Angiography (thoracic, abdominal, peripheral).
- Core needle biopsies of the liver, kidney, lung, pancreas, adrenal glands, retroperitoneal or pelvic masses.
- Image-guided biopsies of deep lesions.
- Percutaneous cholangiography (diagnostic and therapeutic).
- Placement and replacement of biliary catheters and external/internal drains.
- Vascular diagnosis and surgical planning.
- Percutaneous drainage of abscesses (intra-abdominal, hepatic, pelvic, perirectal).
- Uterine fibroid embolization.
- Therapeutic arterial embolization: hepatic tumors (HCC, metastases), active hemorrhage, uterine hypervascularization, pelvic varicoceles, splenic or visceral aneurysms.
- Selective portal vein embolization / surgical preparation (Appleby procedure, contralateral liver hypertrophy).
- Palliative embolization for bleeding tumors.
- Tissue perfusion studies.
- Phlebography and lymphography.
- Percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy (PRG).
- Arterial and venous interventional procedures.
- Digestive, urological, and general interventional radiology.
- Gynecologic and oncologic interventional radiology.
- Pre-surgical planning in collaboration with general, digestive, gynecologic, and orthopedic surgery.
- Hepatic radioembolization (TARE – Transarterial Radioembolization).
- Pelvic congestion syndrome treatment.
- Venous therapies: sclerotherapy and embolization of malformations, treatment of pelvic varices, image-guided venous access (Port-a-Cath, PICC line, tunneled catheter).
- Percutaneous nephrostomy and placement of image-guided ureteral catheters.
- Tumor vascularization assessment prior to oncologic treatment.
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