CANCER TREATMENT IN ASAN MEDICAL CENTER
The Department of Oncology is the largest in the clinic. On its base there are Centers for the treatment of breast cancer, lung cancer and an interdisciplinary center for the treatment of prostate cancer. In the breast cancer treatment department, 70% of tumor removal procedures are carried out with preservation of the organ. If the breast can not be saved, doctors do reconstructive surgery.
For the treatment of lung cancer, doctors use surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy. These methods combine depending on the nature and stage of the tumor. A competent system of postoperative care is organized in the oncology department. This approach reduces the likelihood of complications and helps patients recover faster.
GASTROENTEROLOGY IN THE ASAN MEDICAL CENTER CLINIC
The Department of Gastroenterology specializes in the treatment of acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases. Laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeries are performed to treat the stomach, intestines and pancreas.
In the department the largest department for the treatment of Crohn's disease operates. 50% of the cases are treated with sparing laparoscopic surgery. After it, the person recovers within a week.
AORTIC TREATMENT CENTER IN ASAN CLINIC
Asan's Aortic Disease Center uses modern methods to treat aortic pathologies such as aneurysms, dissection and stenosis. In addition to traditional operational treatments, minimally invasive surgical procedures implemented here.
With the opening of a hybrid operational room in Asan Hospital, it became possible to perform both traditional and percutaneous surgeries in a single intervention. This ensures a higher success rate for the operation and also reduces the risk of complications.
A laboratory of vascular diseases offers various methods of non-invasive testing of the cardiovascular system that allow accurate and quick identication of the slightest heart dysfunctions.
PLASTIC SURGERY IN ASAN MEDICAL CENTER
Aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries are performed at the plastic surgery center, using methods of injection cosmetology and laser technology.
Asan Medical Center surgeons specialize in complex reconstructive procedures. They correct congenital and acquired defects of the skull, facial bones, neck.
Patients often choose Asan Medical Center for rhinoplasty, abdominoplasty, breast augmentation. For the correction of the breast shape in the clinic, use certified implants or the patient's own tissue.
The Center for Aesthetic Plastics performs procedures using laser. Aesthetic medicine department us modern devices such as 3D-laser, CO2-laser, Starlux installation. They are used for the treatment of vascular anomalies, correction of age spots, facial and body rejuvenation.
ROBOTIC SURGERY IN ASAN HOSPITAL
Seoul Asan Hospital strives to provide effective and safe treatment for every patient. In 2007, the medical center installed the Da Vinci robot, a state-of-the-art medical equipment for minimally invasive interventions. Robotic surgery caught on quite quickly. In the Asan Clinic, the largest number of robotic operations in recent years has been recorded.
In 2016, about nine years after the Da Vinci robot was invented, the company performed 8,000 robotic surgeries. Currently, Asan Medical Center operates three large da Vinci robots. These units are used in urology, treatment of breast, prostate, colon cancer, as well as endocrine surgery, liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery, hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery, pediatric surgery, otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology.
TREATMENT COST AT ASAN MEDICAL CENTER
| Procedure |
Cost |
| Consultation with a specialist |
from $80 |
| MRI |
from $700 |
| PET-CT |
from $1,500 |
| CT |
from $680 |
| Endoscopic ultrasonography |
from $2,800 |
| Biopsy with bronchoscopy |
from $1,800 |
| Laboratory test |
from $350 |
| Check-up for men |
from $1,600 |
| Check-up for women |
from $1,700 |
| Premium Check-up |
from $3,000 |
| Oncological check-up |
from 2,500 |
| Procedure |
Cost |
| Hip replacement |
from $14,000 |
| Coronary artery bypass graft surgery |
from $15,000 |
| Transurethral prostatic resection |
from $5,350 |
| Stomach balloon surgery |
from $11,000 |
| Gastrectomy |
from $14,000 |
| Brain tumor surgery |
from $19,500 |
| Mastectomy |
from $10,000 |
| Mammoplasty |
from $14,000 |
| Cochlear implant surgery |
from $19,000 |
| Knee replacement |
from $16,000 |
| Gastrectomy |
from $15,000 |
EN
1st place in the Koreaa Service Quality Index (KS.SQI), based on inspection by the Korea Standards Association. The main areas of the clinic are transplantology, oncology, cardiology and cardiac surgery.
