In general, travelers must have a passport, passport card, an enhanced driverâs license (only available in a few states) or one of the âtrusted travelerâ cards for prescreened travelers. However, there are some exceptions â plus some confusion in regard to cruises.
Angiogram patients. For an angiogram, you'll be taken to the interventional radiology department for the procedure where a nurse will attach monitoring equipment. The doctor will inject a local anesthetic, place a needle into your artery, and thread a flexible wire through the needle into your artery.
Interventional radiologists commonly perform three types of biliary drainage procedures. External biliary drainage is performed by positioning a drainage catheter in the bile duct above the obstruction. The physician punctures the skin and passes a needle into one of the bile ducts. The needle is exchanged over a guidewire for a catheter, and the catheter is positioned and sutured in place.