Medicine is constantly evolving. Each year, doctors save more lives from serious illnesses, and the treatment process becomes less aggressive and more comfortable for the patient. Over 25 years ago, a true "endoscopic" revolution occurred in surgery. Instead of large incisions to access the surgical site, doctors began making small punctures through which necessary surgical instruments can be introduced into the body.
Israel became one of the first countries where surgeons actively began to use endoscopic technologies. An endoscopic surgery in Israel is a minimally invasive intervention, during which there is practically no blood loss. After an endoscopic surgery in Israel, the patient fully recovers in just a few days and can return to their normal rhythm of life. For example, an endoscopic hernia surgery in Israel lasts no more than an hour. After it, the patient can be discharged from the clinic the very next day. Endoscopic brain surgery in Israel allows, in most cases, to avoid opening the skull – a major operation after which the patient needs a long recovery period.
In some cases, endoscopic surgery in Israel does not even require punctures or incisions. For example, endoscopic surgeries for the removal of pituitary tumors in Israel are performed through the paranasal sinuses and nasal passages.
Application of Endoscopic Surgeries in Israel
At Top Ichilov clinic, more than 85% of all surgeries are performed endoscopically. This significantly reduces the duration of the surgery, the patient's time in the operating room, and in the hospital.
Most Popular Endoscopic Surgeries in Israel
- Surgeries on the abdominal organs. Thousands of endoscopic interventions for gallbladder removal, as well as surgeries on the intestines and stomach, are performed annually at Top Ichilov.
- Surgeries of the female reproductive system. Diseases of the fallopian tubes, endometriosis, adhesions, and other diseases of the female reproductive system are treated with endoscopic interventions. Israeli doctors often encounter ovarian cysts in women. An endoscopic surgery for cyst removal in Israel allows for a non-traumatic approach to this pathology while preserving the woman's reproductive function.
- Urological surgeries. Endoscopic technologies are widely used in urological practice, particularly for diseases of the prostate, bladder, kidney stones, strictures of the urethra, and cancers of the urogenital system.
- Arthroscopic interventions. Endoscopic interventions are widely used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in joint diseases. An endoscopic surgery in Israel for the removal of pathological elements from a joint may be accompanied by the implantation of artificial anatomical structures (for example, artificial joints) that perform the same functions.
- Thoracoscopic surgeries. Surgeries on the thoracic organs and mediastinum in Israel are also often performed using endoscopic technologies.
- Endoscopic surgeries on blood vessels and the heart. Today, cardiological endoscopic surgeries are actively performed in Israel. Such interventions often involve catheterization, which is performed through the femoral artery.
- Brain surgeries. Endoscopic brain surgery in Israel is used for certain tumors and other brain pathologies.
- Other surgeries. The range of endoscopic surgeries is quite broad, and each year the list of surgeries performed using endoscopic methods continues to grow. In addition to the aforementioned interventions, many other surgeries are also performed in Israel using endoscopic methods.
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Endoscopic Surgeries: Cost in Israel
An endoscopic surgery in Israel costs on average 40% less than in Europe or the USA. For this reason, a large number of patients, including those from developed countries where medical services are very expensive, come to Israel. In Israel, foreign patients receive medical services of the highest standards at quite acceptable costs.
- Brain cyst
- Treatment of peptic ulcer disease
- Meningioma
- Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- Brain tumors
- Stomach ulcer
Endoscopic Surgery in Israel: Advantages of Treatment at Top Ichilov
By choosing Top Ichilov clinic, you receive the following advantages:
- qualified doctors with extensive experience;
- innovative approaches to disease treatment;
- advanced clinic equipment from leading global manufacturers of medical technology;
- Russian-speaking doctors and medical staff;
- absence of visa barriers for visiting Israel.