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Gallbladder cancer Treatment in Confraternitaet & Goldenes Kreuz Private Clinic

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Doctor 5.0
Facilities 5.0
Staff 5.0
Language assistance 4.7
Support 5.0
3 patients
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About the clinic

Treatment for gallbladder cancer at Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital in Vienna focuses on minimally invasive surgery and molecular diagnostics. The hospital holds the EFQM Committed to Excellence accreditation and operates an attending physician system. This model allows patients to choose from over 350+ affiliated specialists for their specific care needs.

Advanced diagnostics for gallbladder cancer

The hospital uses high-resolution imaging and laboratory tests to stage the tumor and plan treatment. Specialists use these tools to determine if the cancer is localized or has spread to nearby organs. The diagnostic process includes several key steps:

  • Ultrasound. This is often the first step to visualize the gallbladder and liver.
  • 32-slice CT scan. This imaging provides detailed cross-sections of the abdomen.
  • MRI. Detailed magnetic resonance imaging helps identify tumor margins.
  • Laboratory analysis. Blood tests check liver function and tumor markers.
  • Molecular genetic tumor profiling. This analysis studies the tumor's DNA to find specific mutations.

Surgical and medical treatment options

Prim. Dr. Karl Gensthaler leads the efforts in gastroenterology and visceral surgery as the Chief Physician. The surgical team prioritizes techniques that help patients return to their daily lives faster. The hospital offers several paths for treatment:

  • Laparoscopic gallbladder tumor resection. This minimally invasive surgery uses small "keyhole" incisions. It reduces pain after the operation and shortens the hospital stay.
  • Personalized oncological therapy. Based on genetic profiling, doctors prescribe chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted drugs. These plans are tailored to the specific characteristics of the patient's tumor.
  • Gallstone and biliary procedures. Surgeons can perform combined endoscopic or laparoscopic procedures to treat related issues in the bile ducts.

Interdisciplinary care in Vienna

Every case is reviewed by an interdisciplinary tumor board to create a specific treatment strategy. The hospital is part of the Mavie Med group, providing access to a wide network of medical experts. International patients can use the dedicated international desk for assistance with interpreters and organizational needs. While at the clinic, patients benefit from a dedicated endoscopic operating room and modern recovery wards. You can request a personalized treatment plan for gallbladder cancer through Bookimed.

Highlights

1800 Year of foundation
350 doctors
10000 patients per year

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Confraternitaet & Goldenes Kreuz Private Clinic: more details about the clinic

Austria, Vienna

Confraternität & Goldenes Kreuz is a private hospital in Vienna formed in 2026 from two long-standing hospitals: the Confraternität, Vienna's oldest private hospital, whose origins go back to 1729, and the Goldenes Kreuz, home to the largest private maternity department in Austria. Both now operate on a single campus close to the Vienna General Hospital, with a shared new building nearby due to open at the end of 2028. The hospital has around 120 beds, cares for roughly 9,000 inpatients a year, and works with a network of about 350 affiliated specialists, many of them university professors. It belongs to the Mavie Med group, part of the UNIQA insurance group.

Cancer Care

The hospital's certified Breast Health Center diagnoses and treats breast cancer to internationally recognised quality standards, supported by breast cancer surgeons and oncologists. Gynaecological cancers, blood disorders, and cancers of the digestive organs, prostate and other sites are also treated, with surgery, medical oncology and haematology working side by side.

Women's Health and Childbirth

The Goldenes Kreuz hosts the largest private maternity department in the country, with around 1,600 births a year. Specialists in obstetrics, anaesthesia and intensive care are on site around the clock, and a paediatrician with neonatology training is on call day and night. A fertility centre, an endometriosis centre and prenatal diagnostics complete the women's health offering, and the hospital works closely with the university women's and children's clinics nearby.

Surgery and Other Specialties

The hospital's doctors cover the following fields:

  • General and abdominal surgery
  • Orthopaedic, sports, joint, foot and spinal surgery
  • Urology and men's health, with a dedicated prostate focus
  • Cardiology, with interventional catheter treatment
  • Gastroenterology, with endoscopy
  • Ophthalmology
  • ENT
  • Reconstructive surgery

Treatment is available on an outpatient, day-clinic or inpatient basis, and each patient is cared for throughout by an attending specialist of their choice.

Diagnostics and Comfort

Radiology, a laboratory, anaesthesia and an intensive care unit are on site, and rooms are single or double, designed for comfort and recovery. A strong emphasis on preventive medicine allows illnesses to be detected early through comprehensive check-up programmes.

International Patients

The hospital has long experience caring for patients from abroad, with an international desk and interpreters for the following languages, among others:

  • English
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Romanian

Its central location offers excellent transport links.

Additional services
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Hotel (apartments) near the clinic, billed daily

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Sosna Franciszek • Pancreatic cancer Hungary

Jun 18, 2018
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I was not in the hospital. I asked just a second opinion. I was very disappointed, because I was working a lot to translate all the documentation into English, and finally I was discussing with doctor only 10 minutes, and the level of the discussion was very poor. Practically I did not get anything for 400 EUR.

Reply from Professor Johaness Drach:
Second opinion is given on the basis of a thorough analyses of provided medical reports. The procedure lasts as long until all questions of the patient have been clarified. If necessary specialists of other disciplines are also involved. The patient always receive a written statement.

Simone Stella-Wolfart • Gastric balloon Austria

Oct 5, 2025
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Anonymous • Online Consultation with Oncologist Ukraine

Mar 2, 2025
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Anonymous • Radioembolization for liver cancer Romania

Jun 15, 2025
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Doctors were explainning to me in advance what exactly they will do to me.
Post-surgery recommandations were very light if I needed some assistance because of feeling sick.
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Bookimed gave me the options to choose the best treatment for my problem.

Mihaela • Cataract Romania

Feb 27, 2020
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Everything was fine

Everything was fine. Bookimed was very kind to find me an appointment pretty short notice in Vienna. The surgent was very professional. The only thing I would have preferred was to pay with a credit card. I had to go to an ATM and pay cash.
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