Procedures

Interventional vascular / peritoneal / biopsy procedures

Detailed explanation on vascular, peritoneal and kidney biopsy procedures will be found in the textbook Brenner and Rector’s the Kidney. 8th Edition. Chapter 28. Interventional Nephrology. W.B. Saunders Company. Written by Maya, ID, Allon M, Saddekni S, and Warnock D.

Procedures performed from October 1. 2007 to September 30/2008:

1. Angiography: 441
2. Angioplasty: 340
3. Thrombectomy: 180
4. Tunnel catheter placements: 275
5. Tunnel catheter exchange: 220
6. Non-tunnel catheter placement: 41
7. Venograms: 22
8. Stent deployment: 62
9. Obliteration of accessory 10
10. Peritoneal catheter placement: 7
11. Kidney biopsies: 124