Endocrine Surgery
Why choose us?

The extensive experience of our Department's staff, the quality infrastructure of the Hospital and the available technology ensure the best possible result for our patients. The Hospital has concluded contracts with the majority of insurance funds, which cover a large part of the cost of hospitalisation and surgery. Patients with insurance fund or private insurance coverage can be informed by the Hospital's Patient Secretariat about the financial issues.

For any information or to make an appointment, you can contact the Secretariat of the Department
+30 2310 390 766 | +30 2310 380 000

What does Endocrine Surgery include?

The human body has several endocrine glands, which, thanks to the hormones they secrete into the blood, regulate many important functions of the body. Traditionally, the object of endocrine surgery is the diseases of the extracranial endocrine glands, namely: 




Surgeries that take place in our Unit


Information about your hospitalisation

Admission to St. Luke's Hospital

Your admission to the Hospital takes place the day before the scheduled surgery from 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

Upon arrival at the Hospital, you must go to the Patient Admission Office which is located on the ground floor (2nd floor) of the main building.

You should have with you the following documents:

 

 

Preoperative control

After the patient's consent procedure, the preoperative checkup follows. The aim of the preoperative checkup is: 

 

 

The anaesthesiology assessment is made in the afternoon of the same day. 

 

Day of surgery

On the day of surgery, the patient is properly prepared for his transfer to the operating room and is given the prescribed pre-sedation. After surgery, he remains under close monitoring in the Increased Care Unit for about an hour. Then he is transferred to his room. The surgeon and his colleagues visit the patient at least twice a day during his stay in the Hospital.

 

Discharge from St. Luke's Hospital

On the discharge day, the doctor changes the surgical wound and all documents necessary for the discharge are prepared. The file is then given to the Patients' Secretariat (ground floor of the main building) where the financial matters and medical fees are arranged.

 

Along with the discharge, the patient receives the following documents:

 

 

Postoperative visit

One week after surgery, you make an appointment to monitor the postoperative course, remove the suture and clarify any questions that may arise regarding the biopsy of the removed gland etc. The continuation of the monitoring and possible treatment is done by the endocrinologist or pathologist treating the patient.


The doctors of the department:

The doctors of the department:

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