A-NON VASCULAR (EXTRAVASCULAR) INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES
Diagnostic Procedures (Biopsies)
o All Biopsies Outside the Brain Under Imaging Guidance
o Transjugular Liver Biopsy (Not covered by SUT)
Drainage Procedures (Fluid Aspiration Procedures) (Under Imaging Guidance)
o Paracentesis (Aspiration of Intra-Abdominal Free Fluid/Ascites)
o Thoracentesis (Aspiration of Fluid Surrounding the Lung)
o Aspiration of Abscesses or Fluid Collections
Biliary Interventions
o Placement of a Catheter or Stent in Cases with Biliary Obstruction
o Percutaneous Cholecystostomy (Drainage of the Gallbladder Content That Cannot Be Drained Naturally for Any Reason by Placing a Catheter Under Ultrasound Guidance)
o Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation (in biliary tumors or strictures for treatment)
Urinary System Interventions
o Nephrostomy
o Ureteral Stent Placement
o Balloon Dilation or Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment in Ureteral Strictures
B-VASCULAR (VASCULAR) INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES
Diagnostic Angiographies
o All Diagnostic Angiographies
Angioplasty (Balloon) and Stenting in Peripheral Arterial (Arterial) Diseases
o Balloon or Stent Treatment for Leg, Neck Vascular Stenoses
o Diabetic Foot Treatment (Treatment of Non-Healing Ulcers)
o Revascularization of Below-Knee Vessels via the Ankle
o Treatment of Renal Artery Stenoses
o AVM, Hemangioma Embolization
Embolization Procedures
o Gastrointestinal Bleeding
o Hemoptysis (Bronchial Artery Embolization)
o Preoperative Tumor Embolization (Aimed at Reducing Tumor Bleeding Before Surgery)
o Embolization (Occlusion) Procedures Performed to Stop Post-Traumatic (Intra-Abdominal) Bleeding
o Uterine (Fibroid) Embolization
o Embolization in Giant Liver Hemangiomas
o Visceral Artery Aneurysms
Cancer Treatment
o Chemoembolization in Liver Tumors (TAKE) (Tumor Treatment from the Flank with Angiography)
o Radioembolization (Yttrium-90 Treatment) (To Begin at the End of 2014)
o Radiofrequency or Microwave Ablation Treatments in Lung, Liver, Kidney Tumors and Osteoid Osteoma (Non-Vascular Methods)
o Stenting of Malignant Strictures in the Biliary Tract, Esophagus, Urinary Tract
o Portal Vein Embolization
o Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Application
Venous Diseases (Venous Disorders)
o Laser Leg Varicose Vein Treatment
o Liquid and Foam Sclerotherapy
o Phlebectomy
o Venography (Central and Peripheral Venography Procedures)
o Recanalization of Suddenly Occluded or Reduced Flow Dialysis Fistulas
o Temporary or Permanent Venous Catheter Placement
o Venous Thrombolysis, Angioplasty and Stenting
o Temporary or Permanent Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
o Embolization in Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
Infertility
o Selective Salpingography and Tubal Recanalization
o Varicocele Embolization
Neuroradiological Interventions (Head/Neck)
o Stenting of Carotid Artery Stenoses
o Coiling of Brain Aneurysms
o Balloon, Stent, Flow Diverter, Web Treatments in Brain Aneurysms
o Embolization of Brain Vascular Malformations (AVM) with Onyx and Glue
o Dural and Spinal AV Fistula Embolization
o Procedures to Prevent and Reduce Preoperative Bleeding in Head/Neck Tumors
o Acute Stroke (Stroke) Treatment
Musculoskeletal Interventions
o Vertebroplasty
o Osteoid Osteoma Radiofrequency Ablation
o Embolization, RF and Microwave Treatment in Bone Tumors
THE NEWEST RARE TREATMENTS
o Hemorrhoid (Hemorrhoid Embolization)
o Embolization in Joint Pain (Tennis Elbow, Golfer’s Elbow, Frozen Shoulder)
o Treatment of Goiter with Angiography
o Vascularization of Post-Ankle Occlusions with Advanced Interventions

Prof. Dr. Özgür Kılıçkesmez graduated from Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty in 1997. He completed his specialization at Istanbul Education and Research Hospital. He received training in interventional radiology and oncology in London. He founded the interventional radiology department at Istanbul Çam and Sakura City Hospital and became a professor in 2020. He holds many international awards and certificates, has over 150 scientific publications, and has been cited more than 1500 times. He is currently working at Medicana Ataköy Hospital.
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