Interventional Radiology

A 20‐year scoping review of the veterinary interventional radiology and interventional endoscopy literature (2000‐2019)

“…Interventional radiology (IR) and interventional endoscopy (IE) use contemporary imaging modalities such as fluoroscopy and endoscopy to allow for minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant diseases in people and animals 1‐8 . Potential veterinary therapeutic applications are broad and include targeted delivery of medications, placement of medical devices, enlargement of luminal stenoses or constrictions, and retrieval of foreign objects and calculi, among others 1‐4,7,8 .…”

“…Interventional radiology (IR) and interventional endoscopy (IE) use contemporary imaging modalities such as fluoroscopy and endoscopy to allow for minimally invasive treatment of benign and malignant diseases in people and animals. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 Potential veterinary therapeutic applications are broad and include targeted delivery of medications, placement of medical devices, enlargement of luminal stenoses or constrictions, and retrieval of foreign objects and calculi, among others. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 , 8 Proposed advantages of IR/IE include preservation of anatomy and physiologic function and decreased morbidity relative to what might be expected with open surgical procedures, as well as ability to facilitate treatment in disease situations that lack other traditional options.…”

“… 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 Potential veterinary therapeutic applications are broad and include targeted delivery of medications, placement of medical devices, enlargement of luminal stenoses or constrictions, and retrieval of foreign objects and calculi, among others. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 , 8 Proposed advantages of IR/IE include preservation of anatomy and physiologic function and decreased morbidity relative to what might be expected with open surgical procedures, as well as ability to facilitate treatment in disease situations that lack other traditional options. 3 , 4 , 7 Minimally invasive IR/IE methods are used extensively in human medicine and are considered the gold standard for treating disease conditions such as small‐ to moderately sized tumors where tissue sparing is desired (eg, renal, liver, and lung tumors and metastases), 9 certain nonresectable tumors, 10 ureteral obstruction, 11 vascular anomalies, 12 and portal hypertension.…”

“…[1][2][3][4]7,8 Proposed advantages of IR/IE include preservation of anatomy and physiologic function and decreased morbidity relative to what might be expected with open surgical procedures, as well as ability to facilitate treatment in disease situations that lack other traditional options. 3,4,7 Minimally invasive IR/IE methods are used extensively in human medicine and are considered the gold standard for treating disease conditions such as small-to moderately sized tumors where tissue sparing is desired (eg, renal, liver, and lung tumors and metastases), 9 certain nonresectable tumors, 10 ureteral obstruction, 11 vascular anomalies, 12 and portal hypertension. 13 In veterinary medicine, IR treatment for congenital and acquired cardiac disease has been widely reported and practiced during the past two decades, 14 whereas the applications and evidence base of the noncardiac IR/IE literature has not been cataloged.…”