Embolization of bleeding vessels, either due to trauma or operations or due to pseudoaneurysms
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) in acute varicealhaemorrhage or refractory ascites/hepatic hydrothorax in cirrhosis as a bridge to transplant or in Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Variceal obliteration in uncontrolled varicealhaemorrhage – BRTO and P/CARTO
Portal vein interventions – in portal vein thrombosis
Percutaneous mesocaval shunt creation for chronic PV occlusion not amenable to recanalisation
Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and stenting
Endobiliary biopsy and ablation
Esophageal, duodenal or colonic stenting
Radiologically inserted percutaneous gastrostomy
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) or TARE (radioembolization) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
Portal vein embolization prior to liver resection to promote compensatory hypertrophy to achieve adequate functional reserve before resection
Transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) in severe coagulopathy/ascites,
Bariatric embolisation – embolisation of left gastric artery helps in weight loss and reduceapetite
Hemorrhoidal artery embolization for piles
Long term, tunnelled peritoneal drain for fluid collection in abdomen