Evangelische Lungenklinik in Berlin (Germany)
Clinic specialization
The Evangelistic Clinic for Lung Diseases is one of the specialized centers of the Charite University Hospital. It provides assistance to patients suffering from lung diseases, including cancer. Every year, more than 12 thousand patients are treated within the walls of the clinic, among which 5,000 patients receive therapy in the hospital, and 7,000-on an outpatient basis. The Department of Thoracic Surgery provides medical care to patients suffering from chest diseases, with the exception of the heart. Despite the fact that the department has only 37 beds for patients with thoracic diseases, plus five more beds in the intensive care unit, it is considered the largest in Germany. Oncological diseases in the clinic are also treated with minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Doctors do everything possible to avoid large incisions and significantly simplify the patient's recovery process after surgery. The clinic also uses classical methods of surgery, resection, pneumonectomy, lobectomy. Before performing such operations, doctors conduct additional monitoring of the patient's condition and determine possible risks. Much attention in the clinic is paid to the diagnosis of lung diseases. To make a diagnosis and make a decision about further treatment, the following methods are used: invasive bronchology, lung function diagnostics, including physical exertion examination, general and special allergy diagnostics, polysomnography, cardiorespiratory functional diagnostics, spiroergometry, echocardiography. The quality of services provided in the clinic is confirmed by the KTQ certificate, which is issued by a specialized certification organization in Germany. The clinic is also a certified medical facility that provides services to patients with lung cancer (certified by the German Cancer Society in 2009). And one of the leading organizations for thoracic surgery (certification from the Society of Thoracic Surgery received in 2008).
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Prices for diagnostics and treatment ($)
Attention! The price may vary depending on the complexity of the medical case or the recommendations of the doctors for treatment.