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Cholecystitis. Treatment in Germany

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Best hospitals and doctors for cholecystitis treatment in Germany

Leading hospitals

Cost for treatment

Diagnostic tests for cholecystitis
1527
Cholecystitis treatment with laparoscopic cholecystectomy
6004.4
Conservative treatment of cholecystitis by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
9609.64
General therapeutic rehabilitation
0.00
University Hospital Muenster
Germany, Muenster
University Hospital Muenster
Overall rating9.8 / 10
According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Muenster ranks among the top German hospitals! The hospital belongs to the most prestigious medical institutions in Germany. The hospital is distinguished by a high professionalism of its doctors, state-of-the-art technological equipment and the availability of the most ad
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University Hospital Duesseldorf
Germany, Duesseldorf
University Hospital Duesseldorf
Overall rating9.5 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the University Hospital Duesseldorf ranks among the top Germany hospitals! The hospital is an excellent example of a combination of high-quality health care, research and teaching activities. With more than 50,000 inpatients and about 300,000 outpatients every year, the hospital is
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University Hospital Bonn
Germany, Bonn
University Hospital Bonn
Overall rating9.2 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine, the University Hospital Bonn ranks among the top ten medical facilities in Germany! The hospital was opened on January 1, 2001, although in fact it inherits the medical facility, which operated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bonn. The hospital in Germany combin
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University Hospital Essen
Germany, Essen
University Hospital Essen
Overall rating9.6 / 10
According to the authoritative Focus magazine the University Hospital Essen ranks among the top German hospitals! With 27 specialized departments and 24 institutes, the hospital in Germany is a maximum care medical facility. The hospital has 1,300 beds for inpatient treatment. A highly qualified medical team of more than 6,000 e
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University Hospital Giessen UKGM
Germany, Giessen
University Hospital Giessen UKGM
Overall rating9.5 / 10
The University Hospital Giessen UKGM positions itself as an ultramodern medical facility with outstanding quality of medical care. The hospital presents almost all areas of medicine, ranging from ophthalmology to traumatology and dentistry. The priorities of the hospital’s activities include surgery, neurosurgery, oncology
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University Hospital Saarland Homburg
Germany, Homburg
University Hospital Saarland Homburg
Overall rating9.8 / 10
The University Hospital Saarland Homburg is the largest hospital in the city of Homburg and the most important medical facility in the region. The hospital, which currently has 30 specialized departments and 20 institutes, was founded in 1947 and operates on the basis of Saarland University. The hospital plays a leading role in
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HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal
Germany, Wuppertal
HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal
Overall rating9.8 / 10
According to the prestigious Focus magazine, the HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal ranks among the top medical facilities in Germany! The hospital rightfully enjoys the status of the maximum care medical facility and provides its high-quality services in all modern fields of medicine. The hospital operates on the basis of the
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University Hospital Erlangen
Germany, Erlangen
University Hospital Erlangen
Overall rating9.1 / 10
According to the Focus magazine, University Hospital Erlangen ranks among the best medical facilities in Germany! The hospital is one of the leading healthcare facilities in Bavaria and offers top-class medical care distinguished by the close intertwining of clinical activities with research and training of medical students. The
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University Hospital Oldenburg
Germany, Oldenburg
University Hospital Oldenburg
Overall rating10 / 10
The University Hospital Oldenburg is a multidisciplinary medical complex offering top-notch services of the European standard. The hospital has 20 specialized departments, 15 highly specialized centers, and more than 10 institutes. The hospital provides services in almost all areas of modern medicine: general and abdominal surge
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Hospital St. Elisabeth Grevenbroich
Germany, Grevenbroich
Hospital St. Elisabeth Grevenbroich
Overall rating10 / 10
The Hospital St. Elisabeth Grevenbroich provides quality medical services in various medical fields. The special focus is on gastroenterology, oncology, general, abdominal and vascular surgery, gynecology, orthopedics and cardiology. As an academic facility, the hospital maintains close contacts with the University Hospital RWTH
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Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin
Germany, Berlin
Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin
Overall rating10 / 10
The Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin enjoys a reputation as one of the leading medical facilities in Germany, where patients receive top-class medical care corresponding to the high standards of European university medicine. The medical center is an academic hospital of the Charite University Hospital Berlin – the largest and th
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HELIOS Clinic Krefeld
Germany, Krefeld
HELIOS Clinic Krefeld
Overall rating9.7 / 10
Founded in 2014, the HELIOS Clinic Krefeld is one of the most modern medical facilities in Germany today. A team of highly qualified specialists, innovative medical equipment and comfortable accommodation conditions – the clinic has everything to make the treatment run smoothly and efficiently. Having crossed the threshold
Hospital Bogenhausen Munich
Germany, Munich
Hospital Bogenhausen Munich
Overall rating7.8 / 10
According to the reputable Focus magazine, the Hospital Bogenhausen Munich ranks among the ten best medical centers in Bavaria and among the top 50 medical facilities in Germany! The medical facility is the Academic Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. The modern hospital with the highest level of services annuall
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Hospital Schwabing Munich
Germany, Munich
Hospital Schwabing Munich
Overall rating8.5 / 10
The Hospital Schwabing Munich is one of the oldest medical facilities in the Schwabing region with a history of over 100 years. The hospital is proud of the excellent state-of-the-art equipment, modern infrastructure, highly professional medical personnel and location in a picturesque park area. The medical complex is the academ
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Hannover Medical School (MHH)
Germany, Hannover
Hannover Medical School (MHH)
Overall rating9.8 / 10
The Hannover Medical School has the status of a leading German medical facility. The advanced medical technologies, highly qualified specialists, as well as productive research activities form a solid basis for top-class medical service of the world standard. The hospital is proud of its outstanding achievements in the treatment
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Asklepios Hospital Barmbek Hamburg
Germany, Hamburg
Asklepios Hospital Barmbek Hamburg
Overall rating9.5 / 10
The Asklepios Hospital Barmbek Hamburg is an academic hospital of the University of Hamburg. The hospital was opened in 2005, and today it is one of the best and most modern medical centers in Europe. The priority areas of specialization of the medical facility are emergency medical care and comprehensive treatment of cancer, ur
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Acute cholecystitis is a gallbladder inflammation, which in most cases develops due to cholelithiasis. The disease is treated with surgical techniques. The standard surgery is a cholecystectomy, which involves gallbladder removal. In Germany, this operation is performed using a laparoscopic technique, which minimizes the risk of complications and allows the patients to recover after surgery quickly.

Content

  1. Conservative therapy
  2. Surgical treatment
  3. Endoscopic treatment
  4. Where is it better to undergo treatment?

The standard treatment for cholecystitis is cholecystectomy, which is the gallbladder removal surgery. Doctors in Germany perform it laparoscopically, and specialized clinics use a single-port laparoscopy.

You can undergo your treatment in one of the following hospitals: Charite University Hospital Berlin, University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, or Academic Hospital Brothers of Mercy Munich.

If you book your treatment on our website, then Booking Health will arrange your trip to Germany. Our specialists will help you to select a clinic and a doctor. We will book an appointment on the most suitable dates, help you apply for a visa, buy airline tickets, and provide medical insurance. An interpreter in the hospital will accompany you, and your personal coordinator will constantly be in touch with you for any questions.

Conservative therapy

 

Most patients require a surgical intervention to treat cholecystitis. Conservative therapy only helps to prepare for it. The patients are prescribed antispasmodics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain relief. An acute inflammation requires infusion therapy for detoxification, the correction of water and electrolyte metabolism, and the elimination of metabolic disorders.

Although cholecystitis is caused by bacteria, antibiotics are not always prescribed. The decision is made individually. Antibacterial therapy is considered mandatory only in the development of complications, such as an abscess, gallbladder perforation, cholangitis, peritonitis, or sepsis. Antibiotics are also required for immunosuppressed patients.

If the doctor decides so, antibiotics can be prescribed even for uncomplicated cholecystitis. Antibiotic therapy reduces the risk of complications and progression of the inflammatory process. In the absence of any complications, the course of therapy is continued before the surgical procedure and one more day after cholecystectomy. In a complicated form of the disease, the duration of the therapy reaches 4-7 days.

Surgical treatment

 

The patient is operated on in the first three days after developing symptoms of acute cholecystitis. If the operation is performed later, then the risk of complications increases and the conversion of laparoscopy to open surgery.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered the standard treatment for acute cholecystitis in developed countries. Up to 93% of all surgical interventions are performed through short abdominal incisions. At the same time, in countries with poorly developed medicine, open surgery is still common, the number of which reaches 50%.

Laparoscopic surgery has the following benefits:

  • less pain in the postoperative period;
  • a lower cost of treatment;
  • a rapid rehabilitation;
  • a short hospitalization period;
  • a less noticeable aesthetic defect.

The lethality of patients during laparoscopy is very low and amounts to 8 cases per 10 thousand operations. It is 8-9 times higher in the case of open surgery.

Germany uses the most modern techniques for performing the operation, so laparoscopy has fewer and fewer contraindications. German surgeons successfully perform it in pregnant women, elderly patients, people with obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or Child-Pugh class A and B cirrhosis.

In recent years, single-port laparoscopy has been increasingly used in specialized centers for the surgical treatment of cholecystitis in Germany. This operation is performed through a single incision instead of three. As a result, the aesthetic result improves: there are fewer scars on the anterior abdominal wall, which is especially important for women worried about their appearance.

Endoscopic treatment

 

Patients undergo endoscopic diagnostics and treatment if cholecystitis is combined with choledocholithiasis (bile duct stones). First, gallbladder inflammation is suppressed with antibiotics. Then, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is performed with the removal of stones from the bile ducts. The procedure is performed under X-ray guidance. Doctors perform the second operation three days later – an intervention for gallbladder removal.

Where is it better to undergo treatment?

 

If you suffer from acute cholecystitis, you can go to Germany. But it is necessary to undergo your treatment as soon as possible, preferably in the first three days after the onset of symptoms. The specialists of the Booking Health company will take care of the arrangement of your urgent treatment in Germany. We will agree with the hospital administration and book airline tickets for the next dates.

Why is it better to perform the operation within three days:

  • the duration of your hospital stay will be four days shorter;
  • the risk of complications is reduced from 6,5% to 0,5%;
  • The probability of switching from laparoscopic to open surgery is close to zero, while in a delayed intervention, the risk of conversion reaches 20%.

You are kindly welcome to use the Booking Health service to make an appointment for your treatment on the most suitable dates and at a favorable price. Due to the lack of additional coefficients for foreign patients, your medical services' cost will be lower. We will help you select the clinics in Germany, advise you on any questions that may arise, and fully organize your trip.

 

Authors: 

The article was edited by medical experts, board-certified doctors Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova and Dr. Sergey Pashchenko. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article, you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!

 

Sources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Medical News Today

The Lancet