Overview of services offered at the Outpatient Surgery Center
Outpatient treatment options
Outpatient surgeries/procedures
Visceral Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Endocrine Surgery:
- Proctologic procedures, e.g. removal of haemorrhoids, fistulas, etc.
- Hernia surgery (abdominal, inguinal and femoral hernia)
- Port catheters
- Small skin tumours, soft tissue tumours
Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Hand Surgery:
- Percutaneous K-wire osteosynthesis of small tubular bones and the radial basis
- Removal of small implants
- Arthroscopy (visualisation of joints)
- Hand surgery for conditions such as ganglia, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger fingers, extensor tendon injuries or adhesions, mild forms of Dupuytren’s contracture
- Small skin tumours
Vascular Surgery (Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Phlebology):
- Removal of varicose veins (phlebectomy of varicose greater or small saphenous veins)
Gastroenterology and Metabologic Disorders:
- ERCP (visualisation of bile duct and pancreatic duct) for diagnosis and in combination with therapeutic procedures (gall stone extraction, stents, etc.)
- Partial and complete colonoscopy (visualisation of colon) including polypectomy
Gynecology
- Tissue sampling from the cervix to detect neoplasms of uncertain behaviour (conisation)
- Curettage
- Sterilisation
Outpatient services
Visceral Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Endocrine Surgery:
- Examination and consultation as well as scheduling as part of surgery preparation
- Pre- and post-inpatient treatment
- Consultation and obtaining a second opinion without later inpatient treatment (on invoice)
For private and self-pay patients:
- Examination, consultation and treatment
Vascular Surgery (Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Phlebology):
- Diagnosis of arterial circulatory disorders of the brain and the legs as well as of venous diseases (varicose veins)
- Examinations to rule out vascular diseases
- Follow-up examinations after surgical treatment of arterial and venous circulatory disorders
Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Hand Surgery:
- Examination and consultation as well as scheduling as part of surgery preparation
- Post-inpatient treatment
- Consultation and obtaining a second opinion without later inpatient treatment (on invoice)
For private and self-pay patients:
- Examination and treatment
Cardiology and Pneumology:
- Bronchoscopy incl. sampling (e.g. bacteriology, cytology, histology)
- Autofluorescence bronchoscopy for early tumour detection
For private and self-pay patients:
- Examination, treatment and consultation in connection with pulmonary diseases, bronchial diseases and suspected tumours
- Investigation of cough, shortness of breath, expectoration and oxygen deficiency
- Pulmonary function testing, bronchial challenge testing, oximetry, stress testing, allergy testing
Gastroenterology and Metabolic Disorders:
For private and self-pay patients:
- Gastroscopy in combination with endoscopic procedures (e.g. balloon catheter dilatation)
- Colonoscopy for diagnosis and in combination with endoscopic procedures (e.g. polypectomy)
- ERCP (visualisation of bile duct and pancreatic duct in combination with therapeutic procedures, e.g. gall stone extraction, insertion of plastic or metal stents into the bile duct)
- pH measurement over 24 hours (measurement of acid in the oesophagus)
- Measurement of oesophageal and rectal pressure (manometry)
- 13C urea breath test (Helicobacter pylori – gastric infection)
- Hydrogen breath test to diagnose conditions such as lactose intolerance
- Ultrasound examination of abdomen and thyroid gland incl. puncture
- Liver puncture
- Diagnosis of metabolic disorders
- Diabetes counselling/management
- Dietary advice
Gynecology and Obstetrics:
- Admission for delivery
- Cancer screening
- Mammary sonography
- Antenatal examination
- Doppler sonography, 3D-4D ultrasound examination
- Follow-up care for former cancer patients
- Urinary incontinence consultation (TVT and TOT)
- Aesthetic surgery relating to this discipline
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine:
- Angiography
- Embolisation of varicoceles
- Nuclear medicine cardiac diagnostics (myocardial scintigraphy)
- Nuclear medicine therapy (joint therapy, pain therapy)
For private and self-pay patients:
- X-ray diagnostics
- Mammography
- Phlebography
- X-ray diagnostics in the gastrointestinal tract
- Sonography
- Computed tomography
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Angiography
- Embolisation of varicoceles
- Nuclear medicine diagnostics (skeletal system, thyroid gland, lungs, heart, kidneys)
- Nuclear medicine therapy (joint therapy, pain therapy)