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Long journeys and recent procedures can both raise the risk of blood clots. Learn the warning signs, what DVT follow-up involves and how to plan safer travel.
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Varicocele embolisation blocks enlarged scrotal veins from the inside, without a surgical cut. Here is how it works and how it compares with an operation.
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Most aortic aneurysms are found by chance or through screening. Learn how they are measured and monitored, and how endovascular repair differs from open surgery.
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Narrowing of the carotid arteries in the neck can raise the risk of stroke. Learn how it is found, what scans show and when surgery or stenting is considered.
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Ablation and embolisation are image-guided treatments that may form part of care for some liver tumours. Here is what each involves and how treatment decisions are made.
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Most thyroid nodules are harmless, but they need the right checks. Here is how nodules are assessed and when image-guided treatments such as ablation are considered.
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Prostate artery embolisation reduces the blood supply to an enlarged prostate so that it shrinks. Here is how it works, who may consider it and how it compares with surgery.
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Fibroid embolisation shrinks fibroids by blocking their blood supply through a small puncture rather than an operation. Here is who it may suit and what it involves.
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Leg pain that comes on with walking and eases with rest can be a sign of narrowed leg arteries. Here is how the condition is recognised, tested and treated.
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Varicose and spider veins are common and often harmless, but they can ache, itch or swell. Learn how they are assessed and which minimally invasive treatments exist.
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Interventional radiologists use live imaging to guide needles and thin tubes through tiny openings in the skin. Here is what the specialty does and what to expect.
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