Interventional Radiology

Many conditions that once required surgery now can be treated by an interventional radiologist. IR treatments are minimally invasive. When compared to open surgery, minimally invasive treatments result in:

• Less risk of complications
• Less pain
• Faster recovery

Embolization is a minimally invasive treatment that blocks one or more blood vessels or abnormal vascular channels. Carefully guided by radiologic imaging, radiologists perform embolization using small tools like catheters and wires to treat patients for conditions including:

• Prostate artery embolization (PAE) for BPH (enlarged prostate)
• Varicocele embolization for enlarged veins in scrotum that can cause pain and contribute to decreased fertility

We are currently offering IR services in our Pinellas and Daytona areas.

Treatment at the IR Center requires a referral from your urologist so be sure to discuss it at your next appointment.