TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 7. Vascular Interventional Radiology* A1 - Gordon, Roy L. A2 - McAninch, Jack W. A2 - Lue, Tom F. Y1 - 2013 N1 - T2 - Smith & Tanagho's General Urology, 18e AB - Interventional uroradiologic procedures can be divided into two major groups: vascular and percutaneous nonvascular. Percutaneous nonvascular interventional procedures are discussed elsewhere. The intravascular route is used, as the therapy of choice, for the embolization of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) or malformations, and for bleeding sites. Transcatheter embolization is used for tumor embolization, for the ablation of renal function, for the treatment of testicular vein and ovarian vein varices, and for the treatment of high-flow priapism (Ginat et al, 2009). Balloon angioplasty and stenting of stenotic renal arteries are frequently performed endovascular techniques for the treatment of ischemic nephropathy and secondary hypertension. Renal artery aneurysms may also be treated using catheter-directed techniques such as stent grafting and selective embolization. Occasionally, fibrinolytic agents are delivered via an endovascular catheter to thrombosed renal arteries. Mechanical devices are also available for endovascular treatment of thrombosed renal vessels. This chapter will review these intravascular interventions. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56941305 ER -