View source for Transcatheter embolisation in urology

<section begin="urology" />In urology, [[transcatheter embolisation]] is used on the following indications:

* To embolise [[Arteriovenous fistula|arteriovenous fistulas]] and [[Arteriovenous malformation|arteriovenous malformations]] in the renal arteries
* Stop severe bleeding from the urinary system, for example from the kidney, bladder, or pelvis
* Pre- or postoperatively for renal cell carcinoma in very large or highly vascularised tumours
* To induce renal infarction and thereby reducing kidney function, in case of severe [[nephrotic syndrome]] or in case of [[end-stage kidney failure]] and [[hypertension]]
* To treat a primary [[varicocoele]]
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[[Category:Urology]]