GENERAL SURGERY ABROAD FOR FAIR PRICES

Our General Surgery Clinic has been formed by experienced physicians, ascribing considerable importance to sub-speciality. Care has been taken to include those branches that represent the most frequently encountered surgical diseases in the community.

Gastrointestinal Surgery

The treatment of the surgical diseases of the stomach and intestines has made great progress with the improvements in endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical techniques. Our General Surgery Clinic is particularly experienced in the early diagnosis and endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical treatment of colon diseases.

Liver, Pancreas, Bile Duct Surgery

Recent developments in oncological treatments present us with new opportunities in the treatment of liver and pancreas tumours. Apart from surgeons experienced in these procedures, the multidisciplinary centre established with interventional radiology, endoscope and oncology specialists present the entire country with a new opportunity in the treatment of liver and pancreas diseases.

Breast Clinic

The Breast Clinic will be serving the patients within a unitary structure with polyclinic rooms, minor intervention and recovery rooms, mammography and ultrasonography rooms. Healthcare services are delivered under the guidance of the tumour committee consisting of specialists in the field of general surgery, radiology, pathology, medical and radiation oncology. As a result of physical integrity and physician collaboration, patients get a chance for diagnosis and treatment without ever having to change locations.

Thyroid Clinic

Apart from surgery, treatment of thyroid patients necessitate the participation of specialists from the fields of endocrinology and nuclear medicine. Patients in the Thyroid Clinic of our hospital receive treatment in accordance with the protocols designed by specialists experienced in those three branches.

Acıbadem Health Group General Surgery Division has been organized to provide examination and treatment for the patients in the present hospitals, medical centers, and outpatient centers. Inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services are provided 24/7.

The unit’s mission is to provide a patient-focused, friendly, qualified, reliable service, free of medical faults. In all clinical surgery practices, including mainly minimal invasive (Laparoscopic – bloodless surgery) and emergency surgery, becoming a centre of attraction in Istanbul has been adopted as the vision of the unit.

At training meetings that are regularly held every week, operations that have been or are to be conducted are being evaluated. At these meetings, guides are also created in cooperation with the relevant units in order to achieve consensus in clinical practices. Conferences and panels are organized, involving in-group and guest lecturers, and consequently, an exchange of information takes place between colleagues from different groups. On a periodic basis, meetings are held with the industrial companies of the sector to introduce new products, and platforms are created where the actual issues are discussed.

Thanks to the depth of specialty in different areas of interest, pioneer applications are undertaken in minimal invasive surgery in particular, in emergency surgery and endocrine (breast, thyroid gland and adrenal cortex) surgery as well as in gastrointestinal tract (digestive system) surgery and hepatopancreaticobiliary (liver, pancreas and biliary tract) surgery. The centre is on the road to become a centre of reference in hernia surgery, and have in the recent years, conducted numerous laparoscopic surgeries for hernias (bloodless surgery).

All interventions in colon and rectum (large intestine) diseases are being conducted using the state-of-the-art technologies. In particular, a wide range of therapies are offered to our people in anal region diseases such as hemorrhoid, fistula and fissure.

At Acibadem Health Group, radiological examinations (x-ray, ultrasonography, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance, angiography, cholangiography), endoscopy and percutaneous biopsy methods are used in coordination with relevant specialists in order to obtain data for planning patient care and treatment.

Below are the disease groups that are examined, diagnosed and treated by the General Surgery Department:

Diseases of the thyroid gland (goiter, hyperthyroidism)

Breast cancer and benign diseases of the breast

Esophageal cancer and benign diseases

Stomach cancer

Surgical diseases of the small intestine, intestinal obstructions

Colon – rectal tumors, inflammatory diseases

Anorectal anomalies: Tumors, Hemorrhoid, anal fissure, fistula

Malign and benign tumors, cysts of the liver

Obstructive jaundice

Gall bladder and biliary tract stones and tumors

Pancreatic cysts and tumors

Acute and chronic pancreatitis

Surgical diseases of the spleen

Abdominal wall and groin hernias, postoperative hernias

Various soft tissue infections

Traumas and emergency surgery

Harmonious relation with other units, and operating room infrastructure equipped with the modern technology have also part in achieving the anticipated clinical results. The “Surgery Intensive Care Unit” where demanding patients are monitored has important contribution to this process. A multidisciplinary diet team is in charge of the care of chronic patients.