Urology
treatment | |
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Nephrectomy with Da Vinci Robot | $16000 - $23200 |
Nephrectomy | $9000 - $10700 |
In 1999, Samsung Medical Center opened a specialized department of urology. Every year specialists of this department perform about 2,000 urologic surgeries, a third of them are robotic-assisted.
Kidney cancer treatment is controlled by chief urologist of the Clinic - professor Chio Han Yong. He started his practice in 1979 and is an acknowledged expert in the field.
treatment | |
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Nephrectomy with Da Vinci Robot | $16000 - $23200 |
Nephrectomy | $9000 - $10700 |
diagnostics | |
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Complex diagnosis of Pancreatic cancer | $7000 - $8900 |
MRI of one area | $1170 - $1350 |
Consultation with a neurosurgeon | $55 - $65 |
Complex diagnostics of cervical cancer | $4600 - $6600 |
Cancer screening | $1465.8 - $1792.34 |
treatment | |
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Da Vinci Robotic System | $15700 - $23000 |
Cryotherapy for kidney cancer | $8000 - $9000 |
Starting from 1994 Samsung Hospital in Seoul has created a new concept of medical institution in Korea, consisting of general hospital, specialized centers, laboratories and research units. It has a special status of “Hospital of presidential standards” and has been awarded as Top Medical Center 12 times consecutively. Qualitative medical services of Samsung Hospital has won the 1st place in Customer Satisfaction and Quality Indexes of Korea. SMC is continuously growing and developing. Besides general clinic, there are specialized centers: Samsung Comprehensive Cancer Center, Institute of Heart Vascular Stroke and other narrow specialized centers (gastrointestinal, spine, organ transplantation etc.).
It is the largest cancer center in Asia that provides the most comprehensive medical care. The biggest inpatient oncological department in Korea has 78 beds and uses advanced treatment technologies - Novalis, IMGRT (image-guided radiation therapy), Da Vinci surgical system. The Center comprises 17 departments that works with particular type of cancer (lung, colorectal, gastric, breast cancer etc.). Samsung Cancer Center has treated over 50,000 patients since its opening. In 2016, a Proton Center was constructed and introduced proton beam therapy.
The Institute works as integrated complex center comprising of Cardiac, Vascular, Diagnostic, Prevention and Rehabilitation Centers. It also cooperates with general department of Samsung Hospital and has partnership with the Mayo Clinic in the USA. The Institute provides complex diagnostic and treatment procedure for cardiac patients: radio frequency catheter ablation with 3D imaging equipment, installation of artificial pacemaker, cardiac resynchronization implantation, direct current cardioversion etc.
In the hospital an innovative integrated system operates, which includes:
You may receive consultations and take diagnostic or treatment course at Samsung Medical Center through referring to Bookimed International Patient Support Center.