Vienna General Hospital (AKH)

The Neurosurgery Department of the Vienna Hospital is Austria's largest center for spine and peripheral nerve surgery.

The clinic uses Gamma Knife, neuronavigation and endoscopic equipment. During operations, neuronavigation is used, which avoids side effects.

Every year, the department treats 2,000 inpatients and 10,000 outpatients.

The Orthopedics Department of the Vienna Hospital is a certified center for endoprosthetics and orthopedic rehabilitation.

Arthritis, arthrosis, coxarthrosis, fractures, scoliosis and osteoporosis are treated here.

The clinic performs arthroscopic operations through punctures up to 1 cm and minimally invasive interventions through small incisions.

The Department of Cardiology at the Vienna Hospital specializes in the treatment of cardiac pathologies.

Here ischemic disease, heart attack, atherosclerosis, arrhythmia, pulmonary hypertension are treated.

The clinic uses endovascular procedures: the installation of medicinal stents and heart valves through a catheter.

The Department of Neurology specializes in diseases of the brain and spinal cord. Epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, dementia, Parkinson's disease are treated here.

Patients receive drug therapy, physiotherapy and neurological rehabilitation.

The department cooperates with the Clinical Institute of Neurology. It conducts genetic diagnostics and research in the treatment of neurological and mental disorders.

The Department of Oncology at the Vienna Hospital is one of the leading institutions in the field of cancer research and treatment. More than 100 types of malignant tumors are treated here.

The clinic uses drugs of chemotherapy, immunity and targeted therapy. To remove tumors, a surgical method, Cyberknife apparatus and radiation devices are used.

The world renowned thoracic surgeon Walter Klepetko is engaged in the treatment of lung cancer. The professor is a member of the American Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and other international associations.

The Gastroenterology Department of the Vienna Hospital specializes in diseases of the esophagus, stomach, liver and intestines.

Endoscopy, endosonography, ultrasound and biopsy are used to diagnose gastrointestinal pathologies.

The treatment uses laparoscopic and endoscopic techniques. These are operations through small incisions (on average 2-3 cm) or natural openings.

The team of the department consists of gastroenterologists, surgeons, oncologists, psychologists and nutritionists.

The Urology Department of the Vienna Hospital specializes in the treatment of the genitourinary system. It diagnoses and treats cancers, overactive bladder, prostate adenoma and urolithiasis.

The clinic carries out diagnostics using an endoscope. Operations are performed minimally invasive through small incisions in the peritoneum up to 2-3 cm or through natural openings.

Treatment of a ventricular septal defect in the Central Vienna Clinical Hospital is carried out by doctors of the Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. The complex diagnostics of the cardiovascular system in children and adults is performed here.

The clinic prescribes drug therapy or cardiac catheterization.

The duration of the examination is 5-7 days. If surgical treatment is necessary, the patient remains in the clinic for up to 10 days.