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| Umbilical hernia repair | from $1,500 | from $3,500 | from $2,000 |
Associate Professor Burcin Batman has performed over 1,000 laparoscopic hernia surgeries at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental.
Dr. Vafi Atalay is a colorectal and general surgeon at Anadolu Medical Center. He developed the tube ileostomy technique to eliminate the need for ostomy-closure surgery. This method was published in the journal Colorectal Disease. Dr. Atalay specializes in pancreatic, colon, rectal, and liver cancers.
Dr. Merve Karli has performed over 1,000 operations specializing in laparoscopic and open hernia surgery at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental.
Prof. Dr. Samet Yardimci specializes in advanced laparoscopic and obesity surgery, with training at MD Anderson Cancer Center.