This course is designed to improve operator competence in performing portal vein embolizations and select patients who will be the best candidates for these procedures and to see complications that can be encountered during a case and quickly identify steps, tools, and techniques to correct these complications.

This program is designed to meet the educational needs of interventional radiologist, interventional oncologist, nurses, techs and other physicians at all levels with special interest in interventional oncology.

The presentations in the on-demand activity were originally presented at the SIR 2017 Fellows Spring Practicum and includes the following:

• Fellows Submitted Complications
• Portal vein embolization
• Common IO complications: Avoidance and management
• Meet the experts: IO in private practice vs. academia

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this on-demand activity, participants should be able to:

• Describe clinical indications for performing portal vein embolizations, common and uncommon complications encountered during IO procedures and techniques to reduce risk of complications.
• Recognize clinical situations which raises risks for complications and identify strategies to mitigate impact on the patient.
• Distinguish between expected and unexpected complications during IO procedures.

Faculty Information

Coordinator:
Parag Patel, MD, MS, FSIR; Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Thuong Van Ha, MD, FSIR; University of Chicago Hospital, Dept.. of Radiology

Speakers:
Marc Alonzo, MD
Alkesh Amin, MD
Misha Ginsburg, MD
Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR
Rakesh Navuluri, MD
Ahmed Osman, MD, FSIR