How should I prepare for my first visit to an interventional radiologist?
Prepare a list of your medical history, previous imaging tests & surgery reports (if undergone), current symptoms, and doubts you have regarding IR treatment plans, including time duration, recovery process, associated risk, and precautions to consider. Lastly, ask questions according to the problem you’re experiencing.
What documents should I carry on my first visit to an interventional radiologist?
Experts at Aster Medcity recommend patients carry their past severe medical history reports, a referral letter from a physician (depending on severity & conditions), comprehensive & relevant tests of imaging studies, and a list of current medications patients consume.
Will an interventional radiologist help manage side effects during treatment?
Yes, at Aster Medcity in Kochi, the best interventional radiologists manage cancer side effects with the provided treatment. Further, they perform chemoembolisation to address the tumour site in case the treatment plan adversely impacts patients.
How does an interventional radiologist decide on a treatment plan?
From reviewing the patient’s medical health conditions through previous tests and reports, examining imaging test reports, and performing physical examinations, specialised interventional radiologists in Kochi analyse the best treatment plan. Accordingly, IRs select the most suitable interventional radiology procedure.
When should I consider seeing an interventional radiologist?
If you experience health conditions like vascular disease, cancer, spine fractures, male or female infertility, back & join pains, fibroids, varicose veins, arterial disease, kidney & bile duct disease, urinary tract issues, blood clots, lund disease, may-thurner syndrome, and other related ones.
What are the most common types of conditions that interventional radiologists treat?
Expert interventional radiologists treat multiple conditions, including vertebral compression fracture, varicose veins, uterine fibroids, stroke, bleeding through life-threatening injuries, pulmonary embolism, peripheral arterial disease, male & female infertility, liver disease, kidney failure, hypertension, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, chronic pelvic pain, deep vein thrombosis, cancer, abscess, and abdominal aortic aneurysm.
What question should you ask an interventional radiologist?
Patients must resolve related queries, such as the precautions they need to take, the duration of the procedure, reports to provide to interventional radiologists, the best interventional radiology options available, symptoms that may occur post-treatment, the number of follow-up appointments to take, and related doubts.
What does an interventional radiologist do?
Expert interventional radiologists (IR) address the diagnosis and treatment of multiple conditions using small incisions in patients’ abdomen and often use needles and catheters to treat affected parts within the body. At Aster Medcity in Kochi, expert interventional radiologists cure conditions like cancer, chronic pelvic pain, female infertility, hypertension, etc.
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