INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST

An interventional radiologist in Cyprus — Nicosia and Limassol.

An interventional radiologist is a doctor who treats disease through a 1–2 mm incision, guided by live imaging — ultrasound, X-ray or CT — instead of open surgery. Dr. Agathangelou Marios has practised the specialty in Cyprus since 2014, at Nicosia Polyclinic and at YGIA Polyclinic in Limassol. The thirteen treatments below are performed at both hospitals and are covered by GESY.

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

The doctor who reads the scan also treats what it shows

The imaging is not handed on to someone else. The same specialist who studies your ultrasound or CT plans the treatment from it and carries it out under the same guidance.
THE ROUTE IN

Through a vessel or a needle, not through an open wound

A catheter travels inside an artery or vein to the organ; a needle reaches a nodule or a tumour directly. The skin opening is 1–2 mm and closes with a plaster.
AFTERWARDS

Local anaesthetic as a rule, and usually home the same day

Because nothing is opened, recovery is measured in days. Most patients leave the hospital within hours of the treatment, or after one night when the treatment is done as an inpatient.

THE THIRTEEN TREATMENTS

Each one is described on its own page: who it suits, what the data show, the risks, GESY cover and the questions patients ask.

Weighing your options? A decision guide comparing embolization and surgery for fibroids. → Weighing your options? A decision guide comparing embolization and surgery for an enlarged prostate. → Weighing your options? A decision guide comparing ablation and surgery for thyroid nodules. → Weighing your options? A decision guide comparing ablation and stripping surgery for varicose veins. → Weighing your options? A decision guide comparing embolization and surgery for a varicocele. →

WHERE

QUESTIONS PATIENTS ASK

What is the difference between a radiologist and an interventional radiologist?

A radiologist reads the images. An interventional radiologist uses them to treat: the same ultrasound, X-ray or CT that shows the problem guides a catheter or needle to it. Both are radiologists; the second has trained further in treatment.

Is an interventional radiologist a surgeon?

No. A surgeon opens the body to reach the organ. An interventional radiologist reaches it through the blood vessels or with a needle, watching on a screen. For several conditions both routes exist, and which one suits you is decided case by case — sometimes with the surgeon in the same conversation.

Do I need a referral?

For GESY cover, yes — from your personal doctor or from a specialist, written under diagnostic radiology with activity code CY258. You can also book a first consultation directly and sort the referral out afterwards.

Which hospital should I choose?

The one nearer to you. All thirteen treatments are performed in both Nicosia and Limassol, by the same doctor.

Will I be put to sleep?

Usually not. Most of these treatments are done under local anaesthetic, with light sedation where it helps. General anaesthesia is the exception, and you will know beforehand if your case is one.

What happens at the first appointment?

Your history and existing scans are reviewed, you are examined, and you hear whether an image-guided treatment fits your case — with its benefits, its risks and the alternatives. You leave with a plan, not a commitment.

Want to know whether your case can be treated without surgery?