Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (fundoplication) is available at Memorial Şişli Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. The procedure may cost around $16,500 USD and uses minimally invasive techniques for faster recovery. The hospital is JCI-accredited and maintains a 4.7/5 rating from 342 patients.
This surgery treats GERD by reinforcing the valve between esophagus and stomach. Prof. Erhun Eyüboğlu performs it laparoscopically with small incisions. The approach reduces scarring and speeds up healing compared to open surgery.
Memorial Şişli was Turkey's first JCI-accredited hospital. It follows international healthcare standards. The facility has specialized equipment for laparoscopic procedures.
The surgery may include mesh placement if the hiatus is weak. Patients typically stay in Turkey for the 2-night hospitalization and initial recovery.
Consider contacting Memorial Şişli for personalized information about this GERD treatment option.
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Average answering time – 5 minutes| diagnostics | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Consultation with a hepatologist | $220 | |
| Consultation with a gastroenterologist | $220 | |
| Biopsy | $1,500 - $2,500 | |
| Fibroscan | $550 - $800 | |
| Tumor Marker Blood Test | $300 - $500 |
Memorial Şişli Hospital in Turkey is established in 2000. It is one out 15 hospitals of Memorial Healthcare Group which serves 1,600,000 patients annually, 15,000 of them are foreigners. The Memorial Healthcare Group consists of hospitals located in Istanbul, Antalya, Ankara, Kayseri, and Diyarbakır.
According to US News & World Report, Memorial is the best group of hospitals for treatment of American patients outside the USA.
Memorial Şişli Hospital is located in the city center of the European part of Istanbul. The distance between the hospital and Istanbul Ataturk International Airport is 28 km.
Memorial is the 1st medical network in Turkey, which was accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) in 2002 and confirmed it in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014. JCI certificate ensures Memorial hospitals’ compliance with high-quality criteria. Among them are a success rate of surgeries, modern equipment, outstanding coordinating processes within a medical team.
The laboratory of Memorial Şişli IVF Center is the 1st in Turkey and other Asian countries which is accredited according to ISO 15189 quality requirements.
Doctors of the Oncology Department carry out the treatment in accordance with the international NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) and ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) protocols.
Specialists perform radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgical interventions and apply targeted drugs that purposefully destroy cancer cells.
The department is equipped with the latest radiotherapy devices — TrueBeam STx and IMRT. They irradiate tumors of up to 1.5 mm in size with high accuracy without affecting healthy tissues.
Oncosurgeons of the Memorial Şişli Hospital specialize in minimally invasive operations. They use Da Vinci robotic surgery, laparoscopy, endoscopy. Surgical intervention is performed through small punctures up to 1-3 cm. As a result, a patient has no scars after the surgery. The recovery takes only 5-10 days.
Side effects, (vomiting and fever) occur after chemotherapy in most of the cases. To avoid such consequences, doctors prescribe immunostimulants and special drugs.
Doctors also apply a special DigniCap cap to prevent hair loss during and after chemo. This cap influences on the scalp with cold. As a result, the blood vessels constrict, so chemotherapy does not reach the hair roots.
Cancer diagnostics at Memorial Şişli, Istanbul
Doctors conduct a bone marrow transplant for patients with blood and lymphatic system diseases.
Specialists perform 100 such procedures annually. The success rate depends on the patient’s diagnosis — 80-90% according to the hospital’s statistics.
Doctors perform:
The wards are equipped with HEPA-filters and separate ventilation system. It ensures sterile conditions and prevents infections.
Doctors treat infertility with IVF. The success rate of the procedure is 65%.
Memorial Şişli Hospital is the 1st medical center in Turkey where doctors have performed IVF with ICSI microinjections. Alike IVF procedure, ICSI fertilization technique takes place not in a test-tube, but directly in the egg cytoplasm. Due to this, chances for successful pregnancy increase.
Such procedures are carried out at the center:
Over 3,000 in vitro fertilization procedures are performed annually. More than 10,000 babies have born since Memorial Şişli Hospital foundation.
Memorial Şişli Hospital is the 1st private medical facility in Turkey where doctors conducted kidney and liver transplant. The hospital is licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Health to perform organ transplant procedures.
Memorial Şişli transplant specialists practice in European and American hospitals. The organ transplant procedures for international patients are performed only from a related donor.
The success rate of the kidney transplant is 99%, the liver — 93.5%.
Specialists of the Neurosurgery Department perform operations for children and adults with brain and spinal cord tumors, diseases of the nervous system. A team of neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, oncologists provides the treatment.
Here is a center for minimally invasive spinal cord surgery. Doctors apply microsurgical and endoscopic techniques to operate the spinal cord. Due to this, a surgical intervention is low injuring; a risk to affect nervous ends is reduced.
After the surgery, a team of physiotherapists and rehab specialists works with patients.
Patients stay in 1-, 2-bed rooms. There are a bathroom, TV, WiFi in each room.
On the territory of Memorial Şişli building, there is a 5-star hotel with 8 standard and 2 luxury rooms.
The staff members of the International Department assist an airport-hospital transfer for patients.
The hospital provides services of a medical interpreter.
A ward at Memorial, Turkey
Patients choose Memorial Şişli Hospital most frequently to treat the following conditions: Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Infectious diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Diagnostics.
Svitlana Zinchenko • Consultation with a gastroenterologist
Lisa Arnold • Consultation with a gastroenterologist
Natalja Neuberger • Stem Cell Therapy
Anonymous • Gastroenterological Check-Up
Mourad • Consultation with a gastroenterologist
Individual treatment program and cost estimate Average answering time – 5 minutes
