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Diagnosis and treatment of cancer of the bile duct with chemotherapy (240375) | University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf - BookingHealth
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Diagnosis and treatment of cancer of the bile duct with chemotherapy in University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, Germany
Program id # 240375
Doctor photo
Prof. Dr. med. Carsten Bokemeyer
Department of Hematology, Oncology and Pulmonology
Specialized in: hematology, oncology, pulmonology

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
    • TSH-basal, fT3, fT4
    • tumor markers (AFP, CEA, СА-19-9, CA 72-4)
    • inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
    • indicators of blood coagulation
  • abdominal ultrasound scan
  • 1 course of chemotherapy according to the individual plan
    (the cost of medicines is included)  
  • nursing services
  • consultations of related specialists (tumor board)
  • treatment by head physician and leading experts
  • explanation of individual treatment plan

How program is carried out

During the first visit, the doctor will conduct a clinical examination and go through the results of previous laboratory tests and instrumental examinations. After that, you will undergo an additional examination, including laboratory assessment of liver and kidney function, ultrasound scan. Based on the received results, the doctor will elaborate the chemotherapy regimen. If necessary, related medical specialists will be involved in the elaboration of a treatment regimen (tumor board).

Chemotherapy is carried out as the day hospital procedure, without mandatory admission to the hospital. After the placement of a venous catheter, you will stay in a comfortable ward. An infusion system will be connected to the catheter, through which the required drug or a drug combination will be administered. All drugs are administered by intravenous drip, slowly, so the total duration of the infusion can be up to several hours. All this time, doctors and nurses will monitor your health condition closely.

After the course of chemotherapy, you will stay under medical supervision in the ward for a few more hours. If your general condition is good, your doctor will allow you to leave the hospital. You will receive the medical report with detailed recommendations regarding further treatment. In the future, you will be able to have a distant consultation with your attending physician and schedule the next course of chemotherapy, if necessary.

Required documents

  • Medical records
  • MRI/CT scan (not older than 3 months)
  • Biopsy results (if available)

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About the department

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Hematology, Oncology and Pulmonology at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf ranks among the top medical facilities in Germany specializing in bowel cancer treatment!

The department offers the full range of modern diagnostics and treatment of solid tumors, benign and malignant blood and hematopoietic system diseases, including bleeding disorders, as well as pathologies of the lungs and other organs of the respiratory system. The offer is complemented by effective palliative care. All physicians of the department are highly qualified experts in their area of specialization and apply theoretical knowledge and clinical experience to ensure an optimal therapy result. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Carsten Bokemeyer.

In the field of hematology and oncology, of particular interest is the diagnostics and treatment of blood cancer (leukemias), lymphomas, gonadal tumors (for example, testicular cancer), malignancies of the digestive system, such as esophageal, stomach, pancreatic and colon cancer, cancer of the respiratory tract (lung cancer), connective tissue (sarcoma), as well as bleeding disorders. The pulmonary spectrum covers all diagnostic options, including interventional endoscopy and therapy. There is a unique experience in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung diseases.

An integral part of the department’s work is interdisciplinary cooperation with related doctors, such as radiologists, surgeons, radiation therapists, otolaryngologists, dermatologists, etc. An important role is also played by cooperation with all partners in the University Cancer Center Hamburg, as well as with international partners.

The department specializes in the diagnostics and treatment of the following diseases:

  • Oncology
    • Biliopancreatic tumors
    • Lymphomas of the central nervous system
    • Gastrointestinal tumors
    • Brain tumors
    • Testicular tumors
    • Head and neck tumors
    • Myelomas
    • Amyloidosis
    • Kidney cancer
    • Prostate cancer
    • Sarcomas
  • Hematology
    • Acute myeloid leukemia
    • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    • Chronic myeloid leukemia
    • Myeloproliferative neoplasia
    • Blood clotting disorders
    • Lymphomas
    • Myelodysplastic syndrome
    • Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
    • Thalassemia
  • Pulmonology
    • Lung cancer
    • Pulmonary hypertension
    • Interstitial lung diseases
    • Pulmonary vascular diseases
    • Mediastinal diseases
    • Respiratory diseases
    • Pleural diseases
      • Pulmonary endoscopy
        • Bronchoscopy (for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes)
      • Pulmonary function testing
        • Capillary blood gas test
        • Spirometry
        • Body plethysmography
        • Use of bronchodilators
        • Bronchial provocation test
        • Evaluation of lung diffusing capacity
        • Spiroergometry with the possibility of non-invasive heart rate monitoring
        • 6-min walk test
        • Sleep screening
  • Diagnostics and treatment of other diseases

Curriculum vitae

Education

  • 1989 Doctor of Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • 1989 FMGEMS.
  • 1989 - 1995 Internship, Internal Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • 1995 - 2004 Faculty Member, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Rheumatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany.

Academic Appointments and Achievements

  • 1999 Habilitation, Department of Internal Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
  • 2000 Nominated for C3 Professorship of Internal Medicine at the University of Muenster, Germany.
  • 2000 Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Tuebingen.
  • 2004 Professor of Internal Medicine and Head of the Department of Hematology, Oncology and Pulmonology at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
  • 2007 Director of the University Cancer Center Hamburg.

Board Certification

  • 1993 Board certification, European Society for Medical Oncology.
  • 1995 Board certification, German Board of Internal Medicine.
  • 1997 Board certification, German Board of Internal Medicine (Hematology and Oncology).
  • 2000 Board certification, Quality Management in Medicine.

Memberships in Professional Societies

  • Since 1991 German Cancer Society (DKG).
  • Since 1991 Wilsede School of Oncology.
  • 1991 European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).
  • 1995 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
  • 1995 German Society of Hematology/Oncology (DGHO).
  • 1998 German Association for Bone Marrow Transplantation (DAGKBT).

Honors and Awards

  • Fellowship of the German Academic Scholarship Fund.
  • Award of the Ministry of Science for Outstanding Student Achievements in Medicine.
  • 2000 National Award of the German Cancer Society.
  • 2000 Award for Experimental Urological Research, German Society of Urology.
  • 2001 Award of the Cancer Society of Baden Wuerttemberg.
  • 2001 Award of the German Society for Clinical Pharmacology.
  • 2002 Scientific Award for Medical Oncology.
  • 2006 Award of the University of Heidelberg (Anita and Cuno Wieland Award).

Committees

  • 1997 - 2004 Member of the Research Advisory Committee of the University of Tuebingen.
  • 2000 - 2004 Founding Member of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Tuebingen.
  • 2001 - 2004 Founding Member of the Interdisciplinary Center for Soft Tissue Sarcomas at the University of Tuebingen.
  • Since 2002 Chairman of the ESMO Examination Committee for Medical Oncology.
  • Since 2002 Board Member of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology.
  • Since 2005 Board Member of the German Cancer Society.
  • Since 2005 Board Member of the Cancer Society of Hamburg.

Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) 


About hospital

According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf ranks among the top ten hospitals in Germany!

Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena and still occupies it until today. A highly competent medical team of more than 11,000 employees takes care of the health of patients. About 2,900 of them are doctors and researchers, while more than 3,400 of them work as nurses and therapists. The hospital has 1,738 beds for inpatient treatment. The key principles of each employee’s work is care for the health and well-being of the patient.

It is worth noting that the medical facility became the first university hospital in Europe, which introduced an electronic system for storing medical histories. Thus, all the processes of diagnostics and treatment are stored electronically. In 2011, the hospital was certified as the first fully digital hospital in Europe.

The hospital presents all fields of modern medicine. The doctors of the medical facility have the necessary theoretical knowledge and enormous clinical experience, which allows them to easily cope with the treatment of common and extremely rare, complex clinical cases.

An important component of the university hospital work is research activities aimed at the development of innovative diagnostic and treatment methods. The main scientific focuses of the hospital include neurobiology, oncology, examination of the cardiovascular system, infectious and inflammatory diseases. Today, the key attention is also paid to researches in the field of molecular imaging and skeletal biology.

The hospital is distinguished not only by the first-class medical care, advanced technical equipment, but also by the modern infrastructure, courteousness, friendly and respectful attitude towards the patient by the entire medical staff.

Photo: (c) depositphotos

Accommodation in hospital

Patients rooms

The patients of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf live in comfortable single and double rooms designed in bright colors. Each room is equipped with an ensuite bathroom with a toilet and a shower. The standard room includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a table and chairs for receiving visitors, a telephone, a radio and a TV. Also, there is Wi-Fi access.

Meals and Menus

The patient and his accompanying person have a daily choice of three menus. If for any reason you do not eat all the food, you will be offered an individual menu. Please inform the medical staff about your dietary preferences prior to the treatment.

Further details

Standard rooms include:

Toilet
Shower
Wi-Fi
TV

Religion

Religious services are available upon request.

Accompanying person

During the inpatient program, an accompanying person may stay with you in a patient room or hotel of your choice.

Hospital accommodation

During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel at the hospital.

Hotel

During the outpatient program, you may stay in a hotel of your choice. Managers will help you choose the most suitable options.

The hospital offers a full range of laboratory tests (general, hormonal, tests for infections, antibodies, tumor markers, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.

  • Coiling and clipping of aneurysms of different localizations
  • Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in patients with portal hypertension
  • Minimally invasive surgeries (da Vinci)
  • Removal and reconstruction of mammary glands
  • Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)

These are arteriovenous malformations and angiomas, vascular aneurysms, pathologies of the mammary glands, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, malignant tumors of various localizations (area of ​​​​special attention is treatment of intestinal cancer), pathologies of liver and pancreas, cataracts and rare ophthalmic pathologies (aphakia, aniridia ), infertility and other diseases.

  • Interventional neuroradiology
  • Mammology
  • Oncology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgery

Over 2,900 highly qualified physicians and researchers work at the hospital.