The gynecological oncology specialist Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alper Karalok from the Turkish Liv Hospital will conduct FREE CONSULTATIONS for Bulgarian patients with gynecological oncological diseases on October 23, 2019 in Sofia. He will visit us at the invitation of the manager of Medical Karadži - Zvezdelina Lütfi. Dr. Alper Karalok's visit is part of our initiative to provide Bulgarian patients with access to the most advanced methods and technologies in medicine. As before, the free consultations within our initiative are aimed at patients with already established diseases, those in need of a second opinion or those interested in treatment abroad.
Who is Dr. Alper Karalok?
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alper Karalok works as a specialist in gynecological oncology at Liv Hospital in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The special areas of interest in which Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alper Karalok develops are:
- laparoscopic surgery in gynaecology
- laparoscopic surgery for gynaecological cancers
- preinvasive cervical lesions
- ovarian cancer surgery
- uncommon ovarian malignancies
- application of sensory lymph nodes in endometrioma cancer
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alper Karalok graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 2004 and specialized in obstetrics and gynecology at Akdeniz Medical University. In 2011, he started working as an expert and completed his higher education in gynecological oncological surgery at Etlik Zübeyde Hanim Training and Research Hospital. During his tenure as an expert, he mainly focused on minimally invasive surgeries.
In 2018, she worked as an attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. Alper Karalok, MD, supervises numerous robotic gynecologic and gynecologic oncology surgeries. In 2018, she became an associate professor. He has been involved in many surgeries including gynecological, endometriosis surgery and uro-gynecological surgeries.
He has published over 50 articles in national and international journals.
Gynaecological diseases and gynaecological cancers
One of the biggest fears of women is gynecological diseases and gynecological cancers. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women worldwide, endometrioma is 6th and ovarian cancer is 8th. Breast cancer, endometrioma and ovarian cancer are seen in over 1 million women worldwide each year. The endoscopic surgery used in the gynecologic oncology clinic at Liv Hospital provides many advantages such as smaller incisions and therefore faster recovery.
Gynecological cancer treatment with minimally invasive methods.
"Endoscopic surgery" or so-called "Minimally Invasive Surgery" is a surgical method performed using a camera and devices to diagnose and treat disease, inserted through natural openings or small incisions. It involves surgical processes that affect the body less than open surgery because of the smaller incisions. In the gynecological oncology clinic of Liv Hospital, high-tech HD cameras are used in this method. With endoscopic methods, the incisions are much fewer and smaller, so pain is minimized and the patient improves faster.
The Gynecologic Oncology Department of Liv Hospital uses endoscopic surgery to diagnose and treat many diseases:
- For the removal of myoma in the uterus.
- For the treatment of benign cysts developing in the ovaries.
- In the therapy of endometrioma cysts called chocolate cyst.
- For the diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy and tubal diseases (such as endometriosis or adhesions)
- To remove the uterus when it needs to be removed (hysterectomy)
- For research into the causes of infertility
- For surgical improvement of conditions such as uterine prolapse
- For the treatment of malignancies in women.
- For near malignant cervical disease or endometrioma that requires surgery.
- For cysts and growths in the tubes and ovaries
- For early stage ovarian cancer
All Bulgarian patients in need of a consultation or a second opinion will be able to book an appointment for a free consultation with the specialist. Those wishing to take advantage of the opportunity for a free consultation with Dr. Alper Karalok in Sofia on October 23, 2019 should make an appointment in advance at:
- Medical Karadjis phone number: +359 879 009 742 or +359 879 977 401
- to request their desired appointment online at https://www.medikara.bg/.
Consultations will be based on medical records and imaging studies available to patients to date. No ultrasound examinations will be performed during the free consultations.
