The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators blood coagulation
- TSH-basal
- blood gas analysis
- chest x-ray examination
- bronchography
- pulmonary function test
- bronchoscopy with biopsy
- histological and microbiological examination
- measurement of arterial blood pressure
- electrocardiogram (ECG)
- echocardiography (ECHO)
- high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT)
- preoperative care
- lung resection in the lung abscess
- examination of the remote tissues
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- explanation of future recommendations
Required documents
- Medical records
- X-ray examination, MRI/CT scan (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Medicana International Ankara Hospital offers the full range of surgical treatment of lung, mediastinal and pleural diseases. It also performs surgical interventions to correct the chest wall deformities. The treatment is carried out in modern operating rooms with the use of sparing, minimally invasive surgical techniques that ensure a minimal risk of postoperative complications and a rapid recovery of the patient. The department is headed by Dr. med. Mahmut Gülgösteren.
The service range of the department includes:
- Thymectomy (surgical removal of the thymus), for example, in thymus tumors (thymomas)
- Surgical correction of chest wall deformities
- Pectus excavatum (funnel chest)
- Pectus carinatum (keel-shaped chest)
- Modified Ravitch procedure (open surgery)
- Nuss procedure (closed or thoracoscopic)
- Treatment of hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
- Application of creams, gels and sprays
- Botox injections
- Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (surgical method)
- Lung resection, for example, in lung cancer, bronchiectasis
- Thoracotomy (lung resection using an open surgical method)
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Videothoracoscopy
- Robotic surgery
- Lobectomy (removal of the lobe of the lung)
- Bilobectomy (removal of two lobes of the lung)
- Pneumonectomy (total removal of the right or left lung)
- Wedge resection of the lung part
- Segmentectomy (removal of the lung segment)
- Pleural puncture
- Drainage of the pleural cavity
- Other surgical methods
Curriculum vitae
Education and Professional Experience
- 1992 School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University.
- 2007 Residency, School of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Thoracic Surgery.
- Physician, Atatürk Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery.
- Physician, Samsun Çarşamba State Hospital.
- Physician, Nevşehir State Hospital.
- Head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Medicana International Ankara Hospital.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Medicana Health Group
About hospital
The Medicana International Ankara Hospital is one of the leading medical centers, which belongs to the largest medical network Medicana in Turkey. The hospital incorporates all specialties of the modern medicine under one roof. It particularly focuses on bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, CyberKnife treatment, nuclear medicine, kidney transplantation, liver transplantation and IVF services.
With a large total indoor space (about 20,000 sq. km), 215 beds, modern architecture, high-end technology and modern quality management system, the hospital treats both Turkish citizens and many international patients. Every year, more and more patients from Europe, Russia, Northern Africa and Middle East come to Ankara to receive modern medical treatment, which meets the strictest quality standards.
A particular clinical focus is cancer treatment. The hospital has at its disposal state-of-the-art medical technologies, including, multislice CT, PET-CT, MRI ultrasound, LINAC linear accelerators capable of making IMRT, conventional and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine imaging methods and radiation oncology, which allow the physicians of the hospital to provide comprehensive diagnostics and treatment of all oncological diseases.
The hospital has brought together the best medical academic staff in the field of kidney, liver and bone marrow transplantation, etc. All employees of the hospital are constantly looking for new, clinically proven treatments in order to ensure that each patient will receive the best and most appropriate treatment in Ankara.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the Medicana International Ankara Hospital live in comfortable modern rooms designed in bright colors. A standard room includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a shower, a toilet, and a TV set. There is internet access in the patient rooms. The hospital also provides VIP patient rooms.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered a tasty, balanced three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. With appropriate indications, there may be provided a dietary or individual menu.
Further details
Standard rooms include: