Treatments
Use the options below to explore potential treatments for your medical needs.
Types of treatment or procedure:
- Arms, Elbows and Shoulders
- Back and neck
- Bladder
- Bowel
- Cosmetic and reconstructive
- Dermatology
- Ear, nose and throat
- Eyes
- Fertility
- Foot and ankle
- Hands and Wrists
- Head and Neck
- Heart
- Hips
- Knees
- Legs and Buttocks
- Lifestyle management
- Men's health
- Oncology
- Other Treatments and Medicine
- Stomach
- Women's health
Angioplasty
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) - often abbreviated to angioplasty - is a procedure to re-open a narrowed heart artery by inflating a tiny balloon in the narrowed segments.
Aortic stent grafts
An aneurysm is a thickening or bulge in the wall of an artery. If you have been diagnosed with an aneurysm your consultant may recommend an aortic stent graft (also known as endovascular aneurysm repair or EVAR).
Aortofemoral bypass
An aortofemoral bypass is a procedure to insert artificial tubes (grafts) above blocked iliac arteries and connect the ends of the graft to your femoral arteries.
Carotid endarterectomy
Sometimes plaque begins to build up on the walls of the arteries supplying blood and oxygen to the head and neck.
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
If you have been diagnosed with an aneurysm your consultant may recommend an endovascular aneurysm repair or EVAR.
Interventional cardiology
Interventional cardiology includes procedures performed on the heart using catheterisation (tiny, flexible tubes).
Peripheral arterial stenting
Peripheral arterial stenting uses a stent to widen an artery.
Peripheral nerve surgery
Unlike your central nervous system, your peripheral nervous system is not protected by bone leaving it exposed to injury or toxins (poisons).
Thoracoscopic sympathectomy
Thoracoscopic sympathectomy is a surgical procedure to correct hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).