
Cape Town Interventional Radiology is led by a team of expert interventional radiologists, each with advanced subspecialist training from leading Canadian universities. Our mission is to introduce cutting-edge interventional radiology practices to South Africa.
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Interventional Radiology (IR) is a medical speciality that uses minimally invasive, image-guided techniques to diagnose and treat conditions across multiple organ systems. This approach offers a multitude of benefits.
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INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SERVICES

- Trans-arterial chemoembolization for liver tumours
- Trans-arterial radioembolization for liver tumours.
- Placement of Percutaneous gastrostomy tubes and exchanges in patients with head and neck cancer.
- Permanent tunneled drains for Malignant pleural effusions and ascites
- Pleurodesis
- Refractory pain management using image guidance
- Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty in patients with pathological compression fractures and pain.
- Port placements and removals
- PICC lines and Hickmann lines.

- Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography with biliary drain and stent placements
- Trans-jugular intrahepatic portal-systemic Shunt TIPSS
- Coil and Balloon assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO/BRTO)
- Liver ablations
- Trans jugular liver biopsies
- Cholecystostomy
- Portal vein embolization's
- Plugged liver biopsies

- Nephrostomy
- Ureteric stents
- Removal of misplaced retrograde stents
- Suprapubic catheter placements and exchanges
- Varicocele embolization
- Renal Angiomyolipoma embolization
- Cryoablation of Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Prostate artery embolization

- Extensive experience in the management, placement and exchange of dialysis catheters.
- Optimization of AV fisulae
- Transjugular renal biopsies

- Percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement and conversion to gastro-jejunal tubes
- Embolization for bleeding
- Haemorrhoids

- Adrenal venous sampling
- Parathyroid venous sampling
- Percutanous thyroid nodule ablation
- Suction embolectomy for Pulmonary embolism
- Suction thrombectomy for DVT
- Hickmann Lines, PICC lines
- IVC Filters

- IVC filters
- Vascular stenting
- Embolization's
- Angioplasty
- Tunneled lines


- Geniculate artery embolization
- Frozen shoulder
- Plantar fasciitis
CAPE TOWN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY IS THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF A HOSPITAL
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+27 (0)83 680 3410
D18 Groote Schuur New Building, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925
PRACTICE HOURS
Weekdays 8:00 – 17:00
Emergencies only after hours












