General Surgery
Istanbul
General Surgery care in Istanbul is available at 12 hospitals in the Voumed network, with 2 related treatments.
General surgery is one of the broadest fields in surgery, looking after the organs of the abdomen and the digestive tract along with the thyroid, the breast and the body's hormone producing glands. It treats both everyday problems such as hernias, gallstones and appendicitis and serious disease such as cancer of the stomach, bowel, liver and pancreas. Patients travel abroad for this care because it brings together experienced surgical teams, modern operating theatres, keyhole and robotic techniques and a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to cancer, all under one roof. Because so many conditions overlap here, the field rests on a deep shared foundation of anatomy, nutrition, wound healing and intensive care that supports many other surgical branches.
At a glance
- Sub-specialties
- gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery, hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, endocrine and thyroid surgery, breast surgery, hernia surgery, proctology, surgical oncology
- Common conditions
- hernias, gallstones, appendicitis, haemorrhoids, nodular goitre, and cancers of the stomach, bowel, liver, pancreas, thyroid and breast
- Common procedures
- hernia repair, gallbladder removal, appendix removal, thyroid surgery, bowel and stomach resection, breast surgery
- Common reasons to travel
- experienced teams, keyhole and robotic options, a multidisciplinary cancer council, short waiting times
- Typical hospital stay
- day case or 1 night for many keyhole operations, several nights for major abdominal or cancer surgery
- Anaesthesia
- usually general anaesthesia; some minor procedures use local or regional anaesthesia
- Typical first step
- a consultation with imaging and blood tests, often started remotely with your existing scans and reports
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Liv Hospital Vadistanbul
istanbul
- Specialties
- 24
Acıbadem Maslak Hospital
istanbul
- Specialties
- 29
Liv Hospital Topkapı
istanbul
- Specialties
- 18
Liv Hospital Ulus
istanbul
- Specialties
- 24
Acıbadem Ataşehir Hospital
istanbul
- Specialties
- 29
Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital
istanbul
- Specialties
- 28
Acıbadem Fulya Hospital
istanbul
- Specialties
- 22
Liv Hospital Bahçeşehir
istanbul
- Specialties
- 24
Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital
istanbul
- Specialties
- 31
Memorial Şişli Hospital
istanbul
- Specialties
- 29
Memorial Göztepe Hospital
istanbul
- Specialties
- 24
Memorial Ataşehir Hospital
istanbul
- Specialties
- 28
Procedures
Technologies and equipment
Toumai Robotic Surgery System
Toumai is an advanced robotic surgery system that lets a surgeon perform complex minimally invasive operations through a few small keyhole incisions. The surgeon works from a console a short distance from the operating table, guiding flexible robotic arms that copy every hand movement precisely while filtering out natural tremor. A high-definition camera gives a magnified, depth-accurate view inside the body, so delicate work in narrow spaces becomes more controlled and stable. As with all surgical robots, the system never acts on its own; the surgeon directs every motion and remains fully in control from start to finish.
Hybrid Operating Room
A hybrid operating room is a surgical theatre that combines a full operating room with advanced, built-in medical imaging in the same space. Instead of relying on portable equipment or moving a patient to a separate scanning room, the team has a fixed, high-resolution imaging system, such as a robotic angiography arm, a CT scanner or an MRI, positioned right at the operating table. This lets surgeons see detailed live pictures of the body during the procedure and combine open surgery with minimally invasive, catheter-based techniques in a single session. For the patient, it can mean a less invasive operation, immediate confirmation that the surgery worked, fewer transfers between rooms and, often, a safer option when the case is complex or high-risk.
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
The da Vinci robotic surgical system lets a surgeon perform complex operations through a few small keyhole incisions instead of one large cut. Sitting at a nearby console, the surgeon controls tiny wristed instruments and a magnified high-definition three-dimensional camera, while the robotic arms translate every hand movement into precise, steady motion inside the body. The system never acts on its own: the surgeon is in full control at all times. For patients, this minimally invasive approach often means less pain, smaller scars, less blood loss and a quicker return to normal life.
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