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Hisar Intercontinental Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey
Clinic Review
Hisar Intercontinental is one of the largest private medical centers in Istanbul. Hisar is a multidisciplinary hospital, which has all the capabilities of modern medicine: latest methods of diagnosis and treatment are available using the latest technical developments.
Total area of the medical premises of Hisar is 35,000 square meters. There are seven operating theatres, 36 beds in the intensive care unit, 170 beds in the inpatient unit and 75 VIP suites. Patients are under round-the-clock supervision of qualified medical staff, ready to provide professional assistance at any moment. The speed of response in case of an emergency is up to 10 seconds.
One of the advantages of the Hisar hospital is the presence of a helipad - this shows the readiness of the medical center to work in emergency cases when patients are admitted requiring urgent assistance from specialists.
Number of foreigners who choose Hisar Intercontinental Hospital is constantly increasing - most often foreign patients from all over Europe, Gulf, Great Britain and CIS region come here. The most popular areas of Hisar Intercontinental Medical Center for patients from abroad are:
Cardiology;
Cardiovascular surgery;
Neurology;
Neurosurgery;
Oncology;
Dentistry;
Reproductive medicine;
Ophthalmology;
Adult oncohematology;
Check-up.
INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS DEPARTMENT
Hisar Hospital has a long history of cooperating with international programs to treat overseas patients. They understand all the issues that may arise while seeking treatment abroad, and want to keep your stay at the hospital as comfortable as possible.
The International Specialists at the clinic provide 24/7 support for all their patients. They take care of transportation to and from the airport, as well as all the needed accomodation and reservations.
Every patient is accompanied by a Recovery Specialist that can speak your language and provides the needed professional medical assistance and advice for a quick recovery.
The hospital has an active "Second Opinion" program, that allows you to seek perspective of another specialist, if requested.
Relatives and care-takers can request for a special appointment with a hospital specialist that can help establish an effective recovery and preventive medical care routine.
The laboratories at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital are accredited by The College of American Pathologists. RIQAS and LabPT.
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital JCI Certification
Hisar Intercontinental Hospital is internationally accredited by JCI, which it received in 2006. For the last 17 years, our hospital has maintained a high standard of medical services and has been re-accredited by a commission.
JCI accreditation is considered the gold standard in global healthcare. For almost 80 years, JCI and its predecessor commission have been committed to improving the safety and quality of medical care. Through voluntary accreditation, they oversee nearly 20,000 healthcare facilities worldwide.
JCI (Joint Commission International) is the international arm of JCAHO (Joint Commission), which inspects and accredits more than 95% of hospitals in the USA. It is the only accreditation agency that has been accepted and approved in the standards developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to improve the quality of patient safety and care.
What standards do JCI accredited hospitals guarantee?
International standards for patient safety,
24/7 access to medical care,
Protection of patient and family rights,
Patient Assessment,
Patient care,
Anaesthesia and surgical care,
Management and use of medicines,
Training patients and families in care after the patient,
Quality improvement and patient safety,
Infection control and prevention,
Management, leadership and governance,
Facility management and safety,
Qualification and training of staff,
Knowledge management.
Hisar Medical Centre's technology
Hisar Hospital successfully combines modern medical technology with comfort in serving every patient. It provides services in 55 different medical disciplines. The latest advances in modern medicine are successfully applied here, such as:
Hisar Hospital takes great care to ensure patient safety. A computerised medical system, PYXIS, which works with nurses' fingerprints, is used here. It improves the efficiency of drug delivery to the right patient every time by determining the type, quantity and dosage of medication through wireless confirmation.
Hisar provides treatment for various eye diseases. In doing so, modern techniques of vision correction, based on sutureless and bloodless laser treatment (LASIK, LASEK, etc.), are successfully applied here.
The new high-end computed tomography system, Aquilion One, plays an important role in the evaluation of many diseases, providing patients with the most accurate and early diagnosis of various pathologies. Aquilion One is the most powerful and advanced scanner in the world, delivering images with the highest precision and resolution. Thanks to this system, acute care patients can undergo coronary CT angiography within 24 hours. This is particularly relevant for brain stroke patients: the paralysed area can easily be viewed without the need for an additional imaging modality. At the same time, in comparison to conventional CT scans, the radiation dose is significantly reduced.
The 3 Tesla MR technology is of great importance with regard to patient comfort, quality and reliable results. It makes it possible to make the correct diagnosis and initiate the appropriate treatment as quickly as possible.
Because the 3 TESLA MR is wider and more comfortable than conventional devices, people who fear enclosed spaces or are overweight can easily be scanned. The new 3 TESLA MR is also preferred because of its quieter operation. During the procedure, the patient does not hear the loud banging, crackling and noise that older models of CT scanners make.
The FOCUSED M530 OHX premium surgical microscope is used during surgery. It combines fluorescent microsurgery and augmented reality technology to provide the surgeon with the most accurate view of the operated area during neurosurgical, vascular and other delicate interventions.
The most modern and precise equipment used for radiotherapy is the MRI LINAC 1.5 Tesla. This is a radiotherapy unit, which allows MRI diagnostics of the tissues directly during the procedure to precisely guide the beam. This technology allows to achieve a therapeutic effect in a shorter number of sessions (up to 5 on average) and to use smaller portions of radiation, which reduces the number of side effects in patients.
HD Versa is a state-of-the-art unit for stereotactic radiosurgery. The beam accuracy is up to 1 mm and the procedure time is reduced by 40% compared to competitive models. The treatment process is monitored by the doctor in real time.
Diagnostics of breast diseases are carried out using Siemens MAMMOMAT Revelation technology. Thanks to high-quality software and hardware and precise radiation doses, doctors receive unprecedented high-quality images. This greatly reduces the risk of medical error and guarantees a correct diagnosis and treatment.
Features of the Clinic
Oncology at Hisar Intercontinental
Hisar Intercontinental treats cancer patients of all ages and at all stages of cancer. Each patient is treated individually, taking into account his or her diagnosis, comorbidities, general well-being and other additional factors. The goal of doctors is not only to eliminate the cancer process completely, but also to preserve the health and functionality of the body. For this purpose, an entire team of experienced medical specialists is involved in the treatment process: oncologists, radiologists, surgeons, oncology nurses, as well as psychologists who specialise in working with cancer patients, and nutritionists. The doctors always favour minimally invasive and organ-preserving surgery - when appropriate. Innovative targeted and immune therapies are also available at Hisar Intercontinental.
Targeted therapy |
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Consultation with an oncologist |
Tumour genetic test |
Individual drug selection |
Recomendation on relapse prevention |
The Hisar Intercontinental Oncology Department's philosophy is to effectively treat both cancer and related medical disorders: infections, kidney and heart disorders, eating disorders, etc.
Patients turn to Hisar Intercontinental because the hospital has consistently shown excellent treatment results:
Breast cancer;
Ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer;
Prostate cancer;
Lung cancer;
Liver cancer;
Kidney cancer;
Tumours of the head and neck;
Tumours of the digestive system;
Malignant mesenchymal tumours;
Tumours of the brain;
Melanomas and lymphomas;
Thyroid cancer.
In the advanced stages of cancer, when patients with certain diagnoses may develop carcinomatosis, the Hisar Intercontinental Clinic can help them by providing the most effective treatment for this diagnosis - HIPEC and PIPAC therapy.
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a cancer treatment in which the abdominal cavity is filled with heated chemotherapy drugs to increase their effectiveness against cancer cells.
Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a procedure during which a high-pressure microinjection pump converts liquid chemotherapy into an aerosol spray that is pumped into the abdominal cavity where it kills even hard-to-reach tumour cells.
The clinic also performs brachytherapy to treat prostate cancer, gynaecological cancer, bladder cancer and other oncological pathologies. The method is used as an alternative to radiation therapy, allowing high doses of radiation to be delivered to the tumour with low harm to healthy tissues, as the radiation source is placed in the body - directly in or near the tumour. Hisar Intercontinental uses modern and reliable equipment to deliver this advanced and highly effective treatment.
Bone marrow transplantation at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital
The Haematology Department at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital is one of the leading in the country. It employs a professional staff of doctors and nurses who guarantee high-quality care for patients at any stage of treatment. Bone marrow transplants are carried out exclusively in accordance with the latest Western protocols, which allows to achieve the highest rates of bone marrow engraftment and quickly put the patient back on his/hers feet. Allogeneic, autologous and haploidentical BMT is performed here.
Available at Hisar Intercontinental are:
HLA typing laboratory,
Haemopheresis Laboratory,
Stem Cell Cryopreservation Laboratory,
Stem Cell Processing Laboratory,
Post-BMT Intensive Care Unit.
All wards where patients after bone marrow transplantation are treated are comfortable and absolutely sterile. Air purity is ensured by modern HEPA filters, preventing any pathogens from entering the sterile area.
REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE IN THE HISAR INTERCONTINENTAL HOSPITAL
At the Hisar IVF Centre and Infertility Clinic, patients can benefit from a variety of diagnostic and treatment methods, ranging from embryo freezing to the treatment of male and female infertility with innovative techniques.
59% of patients of the Hisar Intercontinental IVF Centre aged 40 years and older managed to conceive, and in the age category of 25-35 years this figure reaches 75%.
One of the most asked procedures of the Reproductive Medicine Department at the Hisar Hospital is the treatment of infertility and artificial insemination IVF. For couples who wish to have a baby, doctors select the optimal fertilisation method that will be most effective for specific health problems:
IUI (Intrauterine Fertilisation) is used by Hisar doctors for immunological diseases and for reduced sperm activity. The essence of the method is the transfer of sperm, prepared in a certain way, to the egg. The procedure is usually performed several times, and pregnancy in women occurs in 3-4 cycles.
IVF is a fertilisation method that has been used successfully in the world for over 30 years. Its feature is the fact that pregnancy occurs even in cases where other options have no chance of success. To prepare the embryo, the egg cell is fertilised under laboratory conditions, after which it is placed in an incubator and then transplanted into the uterus of a woman.
In recent years, the success of the procedure has increased significantly and now there is no need to transfer several embryos - one is enough. This allows them to avoid multiple pregnancies (for many years when using the IVF method, the result was the birth of twins or triplets).
NEUROSURGERY IN HISAR HOSPITAL
Neurosurgeons of the Hisar hospital have ample opportunities in carrying out modern and precise operations. Surgical interventions are performed in the following pathologies:
Astrocytoma;
Meningial tumors;
Lymphomas;
Metastatic tumors;
Spinal cord tumors;
Intervertebral hernia.
To determine the nature of the disease and plan the operation, doctors prescribe complex of examinations to patients. They include both standard blood tests and imaging diagnostics, which makes it possible to make a detailed assessment of the pathology. Most often, patients of the Hisar Clinic Neurosurgery Department prescribe: computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), digital angiography, doppler sonography.
GENERAL SURGERY IN THE TURKISH HOSPITAL HISAR INTERCONTINENTAL
Surgeons of the Hisar Intercontinental clinic perform all types of surgical interventions, but, as in all leading hospitals, preference is given to minimally invasive methods. For patients of the medical center, operations are available in the following areas:
Oncologic surgery;
Bariatrics;
Thyroid surgery;
Colorectal surgery;
Liver surgery;
Gallbladder and pancreas surgery.
Thanks to the use of laparoscopy, patients of the Turkish hospital Hisar Intercontinental do not experience difficulties in the postoperative period, as is the case with classical open surgery. Patients recover faster due to lower blood loss during the surgical procedure and minimal tissue trauma.
Great attention is paid to patient safety during the use of anaesthesia. The clinic has switched to the use of low-flow anaesthesia, a safer and environmentally friendly method of preparing patients for surgery. It consists of reducing the flow of drugs from 4-5 l/mn to 0.4-0.5 l/min, which avoids a large number of possible complications.
In addition, doctors pay special attention to patients after operations and monitor their condition - this helps to control the occurrence of crisis situations and quickly resolve them.
AESTHETIC PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY IN HISAR INTERCONTINENTAL HOSPITAL
In the Department of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, specialists of the clinic deal with the correction of acquired and congenital deformities - most popular operations among foreign patients in Hisar Intercontinental Hospital are rhinoplasty, breast augmentation and reduction, liposuction, abdominoplasty and blepharoplasty.
In addition, a most in demand procedure such as hair transplantation is performed here - it is carried out using modern equipment. This makes it possible to carry out hair follicle transplantation as comfortable as possible for the patient and with a high success rate. Plastic surgeons of the clinic Hisar also perform the following operations:
Gynecomastia correction;
Orthognathic surgery;
Surgical treatment of congenital clefts of the lips and palate;
Facial and hand rejuvenation;
Intimate aesthetics;
Reconstructive microsurgery.
Bariatric surgery at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental
Bariatric surgery is a radical method of treating obesity in patients who are unable to lose weight through conventional weight loss methods such as diet and exercise. It is used when the BMI is more than 40 or more than 35, combined with conditions caused by obesity, such as:
Type 2 diabetes;
High blood pressure;
Elevated cholesterol;
Constriction of blood vessels, varicose veins;
Obstructive sleep apnoea;
Calcification of the joints.
About 90% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight. The use of insulin to properly control and regulate their blood glucose levels is limited in overweight people, putting them at increased risk of developing complications of this preventable disease. Studies have shown that lifestyle changes and weight loss of 5-10% can prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes in adults by 40-60%.
The types of bariatric interventions performed at Hisar Intercontinental Clinic include:
Sleeve gastrectomy, a procedure in which about 80% of the stomach is surgically removed.
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - an operation in which part of the small intestine is cut out and one end is connected to the stomach and the other end to the small intestine over a certain distance.
Mini gastric bypass is a gentler variant of the previous operation, in which the small intestine is formed into a loop and connected to the stomach without cutting out any part of the small intestine.
Transit bipartition - the operation consists of connecting 1/3 of the end of the small intestine to the stomach as an alternative route for food.
Obesity is a systemic disease that affects the whole body. Failure to combine weight loss surgery with changes in diet, lifestyle, exercise and close monitoring of health is the most important factor hindering success and impairing weight loss. Regardless of whether surgery or non-surgical treatment is chosen, the cooperation of the physician with the patient plays a key role in combating obesity.
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT IN HISAR INTERCONTINENTAL HOSPITAL
Specialized wards consist of HEPA air filtration system are equipped in the bone marrow transplantation center of the Hisar hospital - this reduces the risks of infection that may arise during or after the procedure. Bone marrow transplantation is performed for the following diseases: lymphoma, multiple myeloma, leukemia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, aplastic leukemia, anemia, primary Amyloidosis, thalassemia.
Autologous bone marrow transplantation (transplantation of the patient's own cells) is carried out according to an algorithm recognized all over the world: first, treatment is aimed at eliminating abnormal cells and preventing the recurrence. Further, the patient’s own stem cells are extracted,frozen and intensive chemotherapy is carried out, aim of which is to destroy the last affected cells. After that, healthy bone marrow is transplanted back.
After autologous bone marrow transplantation, the recovery period takes 2-4 months. In order to avoid complications, detailed instructions are given to each patient about diet, lifestyle, and necessary visits to the doctor on discharge.
SPINAL SURGERY IN HISAR INTERCONTINENTAL
Specialists of the hospital successfully carry out surgical interventions for tumors of the spine and herniated intervertebral disk, as well as degenerative diseases of the spine. In addition, spinal surgeons deal with scoliosis and therapy of spinal injuries.
The types of surgery performed at Hisar Intercontinental for the treatment of spinal hernia are as follows:
A laminectomy is an operation in which the surgeon makes a hole in the vertebral arch to relieve pressure on the nerve roots. If necessary, the arch may be removed.
Discectomy/microdiscectomy - in this procedure, the part of the disc that is causing pressure on the nerve root is removed, or the entire disc is removed.
Spinal fusion involves fusing two vertebrae together using bone grafts, metal or plastic rods.
Replacing a vertebra with an artificial one made of plastic and metal.
Neuromonitoring systems are used for the safety of the patient during the operation - this minimizes the likelihood of complications that may occur with such interventions.
Quality rehabilitation after spinal injuries is also available at Hisar Intercontinental Clinic. This includes decompression surgery, spinal stabilisation with a corset, surgical treatment of peripheral nerve injuries (interfascial anastomosis and nerve graft), and inpatient physiotherapy.
SPINAL TUMOUR |
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Consultation with an oncologist |
Spine MRI |
Tumour resection |
Post-surgery rehabilitation |
ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY IN HISAR INTERCONTINENTAL HOSPITAL
Modern methods of surgical procedures are available for patients who need treatment in the area of "Orthopedics and Traumatology" in the hospital Hisar - arthroplasty and joints replacement are performed using minimally invasive technologies. Such an approach allows a person to quickly recover and return to his normal lifestyle. Most often referred patients are of the following diseases:
Arthritis;
Ligament injuries;
Meniscus tears;
Instability of the shoulder joint;
Ankle injuries;
Fractures.
Viscosupplementary therapy is available here, which involves injecting hyaluronic acid into the knee joint. This helps to restore the viscosity properties of the synovial fluid, which are reduced as a result of the development of osteoarthritis.
Hyperbaric oxygenation at the Hisar Intercontinental Clinic
Hyperbaric oxygenation is used to treat burns, wounds, tissue damage, injuries, poisoning, radiation damage etc. The procedure involves placing the patient in an apparatus filled with 100% oxygen at a pressure 2-3 times higher than normal. Such conditions make it possible to increase the oxygen level in the organism by 20 times, which facilitates regenerative processes in the organism.
The equipment available at Hisar Intercontinental is certified according to US and European medical standards. A patient undergoing treatment with hyperbaric oxygenation is monitored by qualified medical specialists at all times. In addition to the immediate therapeutic effect, patients can relax and unwind by watching a film or listening to music.
PRICES IN HISAR INTERCONTINENTAL HOSPITAL
The final cost of the treatment depends on many factors. Estimate prices for some of the procedures are listed below:
Procedure | Cost |
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Consultation with a specialist | from $150 |
Single section MRI | from $400 |
CT scan of one anatomical region | from $300 |
Mammography | from $200 |
OCT (optical coherence tomography) | from $200 |
Cystoscopy | from $1,900 |
Check-up for men | from $450 |
Check-up for women | from $500 |
Premium Check-up | from $1,750 |
Fine needle aspiration biopsy | from $1,500 |
Gastrectomy | from $10,000 |
Procedure | Cost |
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Hip replacement | from $8,000 |
Knee replacement (unilateral surgery) | from $9,000 |
Whipple's surgery | from $18,000 |
Mastectomy | from $9,000 |
Coronary stenting | from $3,000 |
Ovarian tumour surgery | from $7,000 |
Myomectomy (removal of uterine myoma) | from $5,000 |
Hysterectomy (removal of uterus) | from $8,000 |
Prostatectomy | from $11,000 |
Chemotherapy | from $2,000 |
Removal of pituitary tumour | from $15,000 |
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Hisar Intercontinental Hospital is located in Istanbul, a 20-minute drive from Sabiha Gokcen International Airport.