


The Wertheim-Meigs operation in Memorial Ataşehir Hospital
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About the clinic
The Wertheim-Meigs operation is a surgical treatment for cervical cancer available at Memorial Ataşehir Hospital in Istanbul. This procedure is a radical hysterectomy that involves removing the uterus and surrounding lymph nodes. The hospital is known for its high standards and was the first in Turkey to receive JCI accreditation.
Surgical Methods and Technology
Memorial Ataşehir Hospital offers different ways to perform the Wertheim-Meigs operation. Surgeons can use traditional open surgery or choose minimally invasive methods. These options include:
- Laparoscopic surgery, which uses small incisions and a camera.
- Robotic-assisted surgery, providing high precision for complex movements.
- Radical lymphadenectomy to remove lymph nodes and check for cancer spread.
These modern techniques help patients recover faster. They also cause less pain and smaller scars compared to older methods.
Expert Care in Gynecologic Oncology
The gynecologic oncology department handles these delicate surgeries. Prof. Dr. Doğukan YILDIRIM leads treatments for patients with reproductive system cancers. As a specialist in gynecologic oncology, Prof. Dr. YILDIRIM focuses on removing cancerous tissues while protecting healthy organs when possible. The medical team follows international protocols to manage every stage of the surgery.
Services for International Patients
Memorial Ataşehir is part of the Memorial Healthcare Group. This network serves patients from over 90 countries. The hospital provides specific support for people traveling from abroad. This includes free transfers from the airport to the facility. Interpreters are also available to help with communication during medical consultations. The hospital stays current with global safety rules through its JCI certification.
If you need more information about surgical options in Istanbul, you can leave a request on Bookimed.
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Treatments prices in the clinic
| diagnostics | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Angiography | $800 - $1200 | |
| Colonoscopy | $1400 - $2000 | |
| Breast biopsy | $1800 | |
| Biopsy | $1300 - $2200 | |
| PET-CT with Gallium 68(PSMA) | $1700 |
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hospital accreditation of quality
Memorial Ataşehir Hospital: more details about the clinic
Memorial Atasehir Hospital was established in 2008. It is one of other medical facilities in Memorial Hospitals Group serving 1,600,000 patients from 92 countries annually.
The hospital is located in Atasehir district of Istanbul. The distance to the Ataturk Airport is 48 km.
Advantages of Memorial Atasehir
- The leading organ transplant center. The Organ Transplant Center working on Memorial Atasehir Hospital premises is one of the best in Turkey. According to the hospital data, the success of organ transplant here is 99.5% for the liver and 99% for the kidney.
- Excellent coordination of international patients. The International Department of Memorial Atasehir assists in transfer arrangement, interpreter’s services, accommodation. Its staff accompanies patients during all steps of diagnostics and treatment.
Awards and achievements of Atasehir Memorial
JCI international certificate

Joint Commission International certificate confirms the high quality of medical service and management at Memorial Atasehir.
Memorial Atasehir Hospital in figures
Liver transplant
Surgeons of Memorial Atasehir Hospital conduct such types of liver transplant:
- from a related donor
- from an unrelated donor in case of approval by Ethics Committee
- swap transplant (the donor exchange between 2 patients).
During the intervention, doctors remove an affected part of the liver and replace it with a healthy donor’s part. The organ completely restores within 6-8 weeks.
Kidney transplant
The kidney transplant procedure is indicated for patients with advanced kidney failure.
Doctors conduct the transplantation from living related donors.
Organ transplant for children
Memorial Atasehir doctors also specialize in organ transplant for children from 0 to 5 years old. Surgeons use special small instruments to perform the operation with the highest accuracy.

Diagnostic process at Memoria Atasehir Hospital
Doctors of Memorial Atasehir Hospital manage over 15,000 IVF procedures. This means that specialists have great experience in this field.
✔ 65% is IVF success rate for patients up to 35 years old.
Doctors use 18 additional methods to increase the effectiveness of conception. Among them are:
- ICSI microinjection. This procedure is performed in case of male infertility when the sperm is inactive. During ICSI, a doctor chooses the most active sperm and inserts it into the egg with a special fine need.
- IMSI is the same as ICSI but doctors use a more powerful microscope for sperm selecting.
- PICSI is similar to ICSI. They differ in sperm selecting method.
- Micro-TESE is a sperm receiving applying a testicle biopsy.
Before the implantation, doctors make a genetic testing to prevent genetic diseases in a child.

Ultrasound diagnostics at Memorial Atasehir
Services for international patients
Transfer
Memorial Atasehir Hospital provides patients a free airport-hospital-airport transfer.
Accommodation
Patients stay in 1- or 2-bed ward. There are WC, TV, and WiFi in every hospital room.
Language assistance
An interpreter accompanies a patient for free.

A 1 bed hospital room at Memorial Atasehir
Hospitals of Memorial Healthcare Group in another cities:
- Memorial Hospital Bahçelievler in Istanbul
- Memorial Hospital in Ankara
- Memorial Hospital in Antalya
- Memorial Şişli Hospital in Istanbul
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What procedures do patients have most often?
- The Wertheim-Meigs operation
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