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Treatment of myasthenia gravis with endoscopic thymectomy in Medical Park Gebze Hospital
Histological examination of the removed tissues (if indicated)
Symptomatic treatment
Cost of medicines and medical materials
Nursing services
Control examinations
Full hospital accommodation
Elaboration of further recommendations
Indications
Treatment-resistant myasthenia gravis
Thymus size under 8 cm
How program is carried out
Day 1. Initial presentation at the clinic. After consultation with the attending physician, examination and neurological examination, the patient undergoes the necessary laboratory and instrumental examination.
Day 2. On the 2nd day of hospitalization, after receiving the examination results and their assessment by the attending physician, the operation is performed under general anesthesia. The surgeon endoscopically removes the thymus gland and anterior mediastinal fat through the transcervical approach. With endoscopic surgery, there is no need to open the sternum, as the surgery is performed through a small incision in the neck. This allows the patient to recover faster after surgery and to reduce pain in the postoperative period. The operation ends with the suture of the soft tissues and skin. If necessary, drainage is installed in the anterior mediastinum. The patient is disconnected from the ventilator. After the restoration of spontaneous breathing he is transferred to the intensive care unit. As a rule, the operation lasts up to 1-1.5 hours.
From day 3. In the absence of complications and good general condition, the patient is transferred from the intensive care unit to a regular ward. If positive dynamics is present and complications are absent, the patient is discharged from the hospital on average at day 5.
Required documents
Medical records
Chest MRI/CT scan (not older than 3 months)
Biopsy results (if thymic carcinoma is suspected and if available)
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About the department
The Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Medical Park Gebze Hospital offers the full range of surgical treatment of thoracic diseases and injuries, except for the heart. The department's surgeons have extensive experience in the field of surgical interventions on the thoracic wall, ribs, lungs, pleura, diaphragm and esophagus. If possible, the interventions can be performed using sparing minimally invasive techniques and imaging-guided thoracoscopy, which helps to reduce the risk of complications and accelerate the process of postoperative recovery. The department is headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. med. Ahmet Bülent Kargı.
The surgical spectrum of the department includes:
Closed and open biopsy of the lungs, lymph nodes and pleura
Bronchoscopy (for the diagnostic and therapeutic purposes)
Esophagoscopy (examination of the inner surface of the esophagus using esophagoscope or broncho-esophagoscope)
Mediastinoscopy and mediastinotomy
Imaging-guided thoracoscopy
Corrective surgery for thoracic malformations (for example, Nuss procedure)
Surgical treatment of diseases of the thoracic wall, ribs and respiratory muscles, benign and malignant tumors, blunt and penetrating traumas of the thoracic wall and thoracic organs
Lung volume reduction surgery (for emphysema, shortness of breath)
Interventions for the diagnostics of lung cancer, its stage and treatment of this pathology (lung resection)
Surgical treatment of inflammatory lung diseases and their complications (bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, aspergillosis)
Surgical treatment of lung cysts
Surgical treatment of pulmonary emphysema
Surgical treatment of hydatid cysts, pleurisy, empyema and pleural tumors
Other surgical options
Curriculum vitae
Education and Experience
1992 Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University.
1999 Work in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Siyami Ersek Hospital.
Clinical Interests
Lung cancer.
Bronchoscopy.
Esophageal carcinoma.
Rib tumors.
Memberships in Professional Societies
Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery.
International Antalya Health Education Society.
Turkish Association of Green Crescent.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Medical Park Hospitals Group
About hospital
The Medical Park Gebze Hospital is a progressive medical facility, which diagnoses and treats patients in almost all fields of modern medicine. The hospital is part of the prestigious Medical Park Hospitals Group, which unites 28 advanced medical centers in various cities of Turkey and is one of the leading providers of medical services at the national level. The priority focus of clinical activities is cancer treatment. To this end, the hospital has the very latest types of drug therapy, radiation therapy, as well as methods of radioisotope diagnostics and treatment.
The hospital owes its success to modern infrastructure, state-of-the-art medical equipment and highly qualified doctors who apply their professional skills and clinical experience for the restoration of health and saving the lives of patients.
It is worth noting that the specialists of the hospital are doing well in such areas as organ transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, infertility and IVF treatment, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, traumatology, obesity treatment and bariatric surgery, nuclear medicine, plastic surgery and hair transplantation.
The work of the medical facility is based on the strictest medical standards and the introduction of innovative methods into clinical practice, due to which it regularly demonstrates the high treatment success rates. In addition, the hospital ranks among the top medical facilities, which are popular among foreign patients.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the Medical Park Gebze Hospital live in comfortable rooms. All patient rooms are spacious and designed in bright colors. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a sofa for receiving visitors, a telephone and a TV. The patient rooms are also equipped with an ensuite bathroom with shower and toilet.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered tasty and balanced three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu also includes dietary and vegetarian dishes.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Toilet
Shower
Wi-Fi
TV
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Insurance to cover unforeseen expenses arising from complications during and 48 months after treatment (coverage up to 200,000 €)
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