Treatments and Services

An abscess is a pus-filled pocket in the body. Abscess drainage removes the fluid from the abscess to keep infection from spreading.

Biliary drainage and stenting are techniques used to help bile drain from your bile duct if you have a blockage.

Cyst aspirations are used to drain fluid from a cyst.

A dialysis shunt, also called a dialysis fistula, is a connection between a vein and artery that helps your body create the flow of blood it needs for dialysis to work.

To put a medication or device into the bloodstream that will block blood vessels.

A gastrostomy tube, also called a G-tube, is a type of feeding tube used when people can't get nutrition through their mouth.

Nephrostomy is an open created between the kidney and the skin that lets urine drain from your kidney through a catheter.

Paracentesis is a way of removing excess fluid from the abdomen using a needle or catheter.

For conditions such as arthritis, sometimes steroid injections are required to relieve pain and swelling in a joint. 

Thoracentesis is a way of removing air or excess fluid from the space around your lungs.