Who Does a Venogram?

A venogram is done in a hospital x-ray department. A venogram is performed in the x-ray department or in an interventional radiology suite, sometimes called special procedures suite. You will lie on an x-ray table.

Is venogram a surgery?

This is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure requiring no hospital stay with a short recovery period. Most procedures allow patients to return to normal activity within a few days. Medicine will be administered through an IV to keep you comfortable but awake.

What is the procedure for a venogram?

During a venogram, your doctor will use a local anesthesia to numb the area where the catheter will be inserted — typically the foot. The doctor will insert a needle with an IV line into a vessel and inject dye through the line, into the vein.

Alexander Ross

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