Learn what an abscess is and how it is drained using image guidance.
Learn how to properly care for your child at home after an abscess drainage tube removal.
The pleural space can fill up with fluid or air after a serious injury or operation, or as a result of disease. Chest tubes are placed into the pleural space to drain the fluid or air.
Learn what a nephrostomy tube is and how it is inserted using image guidance.
Learn about what a PICC is and how and why this type of intravenous line is inserted.
Learn what an angioplasty is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn how bleomycin is used in sclerotherapy to treat vascular malformations. Find information about the advantages of using bleomycin as well as any risks involved and precautions to be considered.
Learn what endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) is and how it is done using image guidance
Learn what causes a pilonidal sinus and how it can be treated.
A skin and muscle biopsy removes a small piece of skin and muscle tissue. Learn about the procedure and why and how it is done.
Discover how gastrostomy (G) and gastrojejunostomy (GJ) tubes are placed, how to prepare your child for the procedure and what to expect once the procedure is complete. The majority of this page is specific to children who are patients at SickKids.
Learn what bone ablation is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn what a thyroid biopsy is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.
Learn what a bone biopsy is and how it is done using image guidance.
Joint and tendon steroid injections are a form of treatment for children with arthritis and inflammation. Learn more about the procedure here.
Learn what a esophageal dilatation is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn what a liver biopsy is, why it is required and how to prepare your child for the procedure.
Learn what a varicocele is and how embolization is used to treat is using image guidance.
Interventional radiology uses image guidance to perform minimally invasive procedures such as biopsies, bone ablation and myelogram. They also insert G and GJ tubes, and central venous access devices.
A drainage catheter is a soft flexible tube placed into the pleural space around the lung. The tube drains fluid that is compressing the lung and restricting breathing. Learn about the insertion procedure and how to care for the drainage catheter.
Learn what a myelogram is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn what a lumbar puncture is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.
Learn about sclerotherapy and how it is used to treat vascular malformations. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.
Learn what a lung biopsy is, why it is required and how to prepare your child for the procedure.
Learn what a kidney biopsy is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during, and after the procedure.
