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Procedural judgment from the back table.
BackTable Vascular & Interventional treats vascular and interventional medicine as a working room, not a lecture hall. Recent episodes move through IVL, pelvic venous disease, carotid stenting, trauma embolization, prostate artery embolization, biliary drains, radial access, and line technique with clinician-to-clinician specificity.
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BackTable Vascular & Interventional is a specialist-facing medical show centered on endovascular and interventional procedure work. It assumes a technically fluent listener. The value is in the working detail: how an operator plans access, chooses a device, manages resistance, reacts to complications, and changes technique after difficult cases. Recent episodes show that pattern clearly. Intravascular lithotripsy is discussed through calcified PAD, embolic concern, filters, atherectomy avoidance, and OBL reimbursement. Pelvic venous disease is explained through blood-flow detours, leg symptoms, low back pain, internal iliac pathways, and cross-pelvic collaterals. Carotid stenting becomes a practical comparison of TCAR, endotracheal approaches, transfemoral angioplasty and stenting, newer stent platforms, and operator preference. Trauma embolization focuses on plugs, catheter tracking, vessel closure, trauma center activation, time to treatment, and changing guidelines. Prostate artery embolization gets especially granular, with discussion of coils, beads, glue, pressure change, microvasculature, and how a prostate-heavy practice is structured. Biliary drain complications are handled as a set of decisions around internal-external drains, external drains, side holes, dehydration, electrolyte problems, dislodgement, and when to coordinate with GI. Radial-to-peripheral intervention brings in preoperative imaging, long tools, spasm, pain, bleeding risk, patient satisfaction, and same-day recovery. Single-stick vascular access gets down to line measurement, hub position, peel-away sheaths, and why a technique may spread slowly even when people have heard of it. The format is interview-driven, often with guests carrying long procedural explanations while the questioner keeps the discussion aimed at practical decision points. It is not polished general health audio. It is closer to a conference hallway conversation where the useful parts are the specific maneuvers, the cautionary details, and the reasons one operator would reach for one approach over another. Sponsorship and device discussion are present, but the editorial center is still procedural troubleshooting. For the right listener, that specificity is the point.
Made for: Designed for interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, trainees, and adjacent procedural clinicians who already understand the vocabulary. It suits listeners looking for technique, device selection, complication management, and operator reasoning rather than basic patient education.
What sets it apart: The show stands out by staying close to the procedure room: access choices, catheter behavior, embolization tools, drains, stents, patient selection, and case-by-case judgment. Its strongest episodes translate clinician experience into practical algorithms without smoothing away the difficult parts.
The BackTable Podcast is a resource for interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, and other interventional and endovascular specialists to learn tips, techniques, and the ins and outs of the devices in their cabinets. Listen on BackTable.com or on the streaming platform of your choice. You can also visit www.BackTable.com to browse our open access, physician-catered knowledge center for all things vascular and interventional; now featuring practice tools, procedure walkthroughs, and expert guidance on more than 40 endovascular procedures.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Medical devices become practical decisions here, tested against anatomy, workflow, complications, and the realities of difficult procedures.
BackTable Vascular & Interventional follows medical technology all the way to the procedure table, where a device matters only after anatomy, access, risk, and patient experience have been considered.
A patient dreads another groin puncture; the radial route becomes your procedural plot twist.
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A practical look at biliary drain trouble, with clear attention to access and backup planning.
Backtable keeps its focus on the hard parts of biliary drain work, with steady attention to side-hole placement, internal-external drainage, and the double-drain setup used to reduce discomfort after ablation.
Radial access works here because planning, speed, and coordination matter when the case runs long.
The episode frames radial access for peripheral work as a practical choice made under pressure. It keeps the focus on judgment: when a case is likely to drag on, pain, spasm, and risk can rise, so careful planning matters, with more imaging or a CTA at times and every tool ready…
A grounded procedural discussion that turns single-stick access into a practical lesson in measurement and judgment.
Single-stick vascular access is framed as a technique that can move slowly through practice, even among attendings, because physicians may not often see how colleagues approach it and may hesitate without coaching or proctoring.
A practical arterial thrombectomy discussion about aspiration, extraction, and the limits of access.
Acute arterial thrombosis is treated here as a working decision problem, not a tidy label. The discussion stays with the steps that matter: begin with aspiration, debulk proximally, avoid the distal cap, and use a covered funnel sheath with flow arrest when the goal is the…
A practical look at spinal cord stimulation when severe limb disease makes the usual back-pain frame feel too small.
This episode makes its case by shifting spinal cord stimulation away from the old back-pain frame and toward the practical demands of limb care.
A high-volume carotid practice links evolving stent technology to practical decisions about technique and case selection.
Carotid stenting is framed here as both a device story and a procedural one, with attention on improved stents, embolic protection, and the choices that shape a case.
A practical look at lung lesion biopsy, ablation, and targeting under motion and artifact.
Backtable's lung cancer episode keeps its focus on judgment calls: when to biopsy, when to ablate, and how to stay on target when motion and artifact keep getting in the way.
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This episode discusses advancements in carotid stenting, highlighting second-generation stents with excellent risk profiles and comparing different surgical approaches.
Three interventional radiologists discuss vascular embolization techniques using vascular plugs in trauma settings, focusing on practice specifics, trauma center activation times, and recent guideline changes.
This episode discusses prostate artery embolization techniques with interventional radiologists Dr.
The episode walks through the messy side of biliary drain management.
The episode stays on radial access for peripheral interventions.
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The hosts dig into arterial thrombectomy.
The speakers focus on spinal cord stimulation for critical limb pain.
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This episode features a panel of specialists discussing the organization, effectiveness, and best practices of multidisciplinary tumor boards for lung cancer management.
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