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
- Lipid metabolism (HDL/LDL, cholesterol,
triglycerides Lip(a), homocysteine) - blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- metabolic status (uric acid, total glucose, HbA1c)
- cardiovascular disease risk markers
- kidney function test (creatinine, urea)
- color doppler echocardiography
- color doppler sonography of cerebral and peripheral vessels
- duplex of thoracic aortic
- CT/ MRI-angiography of thoracic aortic
- preoperative care
- implantation of endovascular aortic prosthesis,
including the cost of the implant - symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- developing of further guidance
Required documents
- Medical records
- X-ray examination (if available)
- MR/CT-angiography (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf offers the full range of modern radiological studies and imaging-guided therapeutic procedures. Patient care is provided both on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The experienced medical team of the department uses only state-of-the-art equipment with fully digital imaging, monitoring and archiving. The doctors work in close cooperation with all departments of the hospital, in particular, with the Department of Traumatology, General and Abdominal Surgery, Hematology and Oncology, Heart Center. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Adam.
The service range of the department includes:
- Diagnostic options
- Computed tomography (also contrast-enhanced)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (also contrast-enhanced) for examining soft tissues, joints, internal organs, imaging of the heart, prostate, breast, etc.
- Mammography (X-ray examination of the mammary glands)
- Projection X-ray (for example, to detect pneumonia, bone fractures)
- Imaging diagnostics of the heart: CT scan, cardiac MRI, stress MRI (within the specialized interdisciplinary center)
- Other diagnostic services
- Therapeutic options
- Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty for the treatment of renal artery stenosis. This method is a minimally invasive procedure for renal artery dilatation.
- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS), which is a minimally invasive and effective treatment for portal hypertension.
- Other therapeutic services
Curriculum vitae
- 04.1993 Habilitation, RWTU Aachen (Supervisor: Prof. Rolf Günther).
- 05.1985 Doctoral dissertation, University of Cologne (Supervisor: Prof. Klaus Saternus), summa cum laude.
- 10.1977 - 10.1984 Study of Medicine in Gent (Belgium) and Cologne.
Professional Career
- Since 2000, Professor (C4) in Radiology, University of Hamburg.
- 07.1998 Appointed as a Visiting Professor in Radiology, RWTU Aachen.
- 05.1993 - 06.1998 PD, Fellow, Senior Fellow, RWTU Aachen.
- 10.1986 - 05.1993 Fellow, RWTU Aachen.
- 01.1985 - 09.1986 Assistant Physician, Evangelical Clinic Cologne-Weiertal.
Editorial and Scientific Activities
- 2005 - 2009 Managing Editor, Fortschritte Röntgenstrahlen.
- 2009 and today Editor of Fortschritte Röntgenstrahlen.
- 2007 - 2011 Editorial Board of Orthopäde und Unfallchirurgie.
- 2000 - 2005 Editorial Board of European Radiology.
- Editorial Board of Der Onkologe.
- 375 Scientific works with an expert assessment (pub.med), as of 1.11. 2015, 16 chapters in books, 2 books, one scientific video work.
Other Scientific Focuses
- 2008 - 2012 TOMCAT Project, Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
- Since 2009, Member of the German Research Foundation, Center for Joint Research 841.
- 2009 - 2015 Scientific Member of the Equipment Committee, German Research Foundation.
- 2009 - 2013 Member of the Landesexzellenzinitiative Hamburg Initiative Project: Nanotechnology in Medicine.
- Since 2011, Member of the Hamburg Academy of Sciences.
- Since 2012, Professional Board of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, German Research Foundation.
Awards
- 1999 Marie Curie Award (Marie Curie Ring) of the German Society of Radiology.
- 2009 Honorary Member of the Austrian Society of Radiology.
Scientific Managing Positions
- 2006 Chairman of the North German Society of Radiology.
- 2005 - 2007 Deputy Dean for Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hamburg.
- 2007 - 2011 Member of the Board of Trustees of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf.
- 2009 - 2011 President of the German Society of Radiology.
- 2015 President of the 96th German Congress on Radiology.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
About hospital
According to the Focus magazine, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is one of the top ten hospitals in Germany!
Since its foundation in 1889, the hospital has taken a leading position in the European medical arena, which it still holds today. A highly competent medical team of more than 15,300 employees takes care of the health of patients. Approximately 2,900 of them are physicians and researchers, and more than 3,400 work as nurses and therapists. The hospital has 1,738 beds for inpatient treatment, and many diagnostic and therapeutic services are provided on an outpatient basis. A solid foundation for successful clinical practice in the medical complex is formed by a combination of research achievements with state-of-the-art equipment and the highest professionalism of doctors. In addition, the hospital has a modern and extremely comfortable infrastructure. The most important value for every employee of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is the health and well-being of every patient.
The medical facility was the first university hospital in Europe to implement an electronic system for storing patient medical reports. As a result, all diagnostic and treatment protocols are stored electronically. In 2011, the hospital was certified as the first fully digital hospital in Europe.
The hospital represents all areas of modern medicine. The doctors of the healthcare facility have a wealth of theoretical knowledge and vast clinical experience, which allows them to easily cope with the treatment of both common and extremely rare, complex clinical cases. About 550,000 patients are treated here each year, over 450,000 of whom receive outpatient medical care.
An important part of the work of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf is research activities aimed at developing innovative diagnostic and treatment methods. The main areas of research of the hospital include neurobiology, oncology, cardiovascular research, and research on infectious and inflammatory diseases. Special attention is also given to research in molecular imaging and skeletal biology.
The hospital is distinguished by its first-class level of medical care, which is confirmed by numerous quality certificates of European and international standards: DIN EN IS0 9001 certificate, certificates of the German Cancer Society (DKG) in the treatment of breast cancer, colon cancer, gynecological cancer, prostate cancer, and other oncological diseases, certificate of the German Cardiac Society (DGK) in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome, certificate of the German Spine Society (DWG), and others.
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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:
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.