Data verified by Bookimed as of December 2025, based on patient requests and official quotes from 56 clinics worldwide. Median costs are based on real invoices (2024–2025) and updated monthly. Actual prices may vary.
This minimally invasive VATS lobectomy, which preserves lung tissue, costs around $5,700 and includes 4 days of hospitalization and a mediastinal lymph node excision. Dr. Hasan Fevzi Batirel performs this organ-preserving technique at the JCI-accredited Memorial Şişli Hospital. The package covers airport transfers and provides a free Russian-speaking interpreter, easing logistics for international patients treated at this major multidisciplinary center.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) uses small incisions for a lobectomy and lymph node dissection, minimizing chest trauma. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erkan Yildirim, a thoracic surgeon with fellowship experience from the Toronto Lung Transplant Program, performs this procedure at the JCI-accredited Hisar Hospital Intercontinental. The package, for approximately $7,300, includes 10 nights standard ward plus 1 night ICU stay, required 3–4 GIA staplers, and a 20-day post-operative stay in Istanbul is recommended. Comprehensive patient support covers transfers, personal translation in 8 languages, and meals for a companion throughout hospitalization.
This advanced video thoracoscopy with pleurodesis offers a minimally invasive approach for lung conditions. Dr. Mesut Bayraktaroglu performs the procedure at the multidisciplinary Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital. The cost is around $7,500, which includes the preoperative tests and consultation.
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