The Top Ihilov State Clinic provides highly effective treatment for all forms of aggressive oncological diseases. Leading specialists use the latest diagnostic methods, and flexible clinical protocols allow for the use of experimental treatments. Prices for treatment at Top Ihilov are controlled by the Israeli Ministry of Health, and even before your visit to the clinic, you can request a free financial audit to calculate the preliminary cost of the therapy course. It is worth noting that in Israel, the treatment plan is based solely on the principle of feasibility, meaning that no unnecessary procedures will be included in the therapy scheme. Furthermore, Ihilov doctors prefer gentle methods, and in some cases, they manage to treat the disease without surgical intervention or by using minimally invasive techniques that promote rapid recovery.
Treatment Methods for Pleural Mesothelioma in Israel
The most common strategy for managing mesothelioma is a combination of surgical intervention and radiation therapy. The use of robotic equipment in the Top Ihilov operating rooms minimizes the risk of postoperative complications. The Da Vinci system ensures the most effective excision of pathological areas from delicate surfaces of the pleura and diaphragm. If you are unsure whether surgical treatment of mesothelioma in Israel is truly safe, reviews can help dispel doubts.
Surgical Treatment
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery is performed by fixing trocars with a manipulator, electroscalpel, and video camera in the thoracic cavity. This method allows for the excision of the primary focus, even if it spreads with infiltration into the thickness of the pleura or diaphragm.
- Robot-Assisted Surgery with the “Da Vinci” System allows for the excision of mesothelioma even in cases of infiltration into blood vessels or nerve trunks. Remote control via a video controller allows for the movement of highly sensitive manipulators with precision. As a result, there is no disruption of innervation or blood supply to vital organs in the thoracic cavity.
- CyberKnife – a combination of microsurgical intervention and radiation therapy. The innovative navigation system ensures the removal of the focus with an accuracy of up to 0.5 mm. The stream of charged particles ensures the simultaneous destruction of possible metastatic cells and rapid accumulation of the total focal dose in the tumour bed, without affecting healthy tissues.
Radiation Therapy
- Interstitial Brachytherapy – a capsule with radioisotopes is implanted into the tissues surrounding the primary focus. As they decay, ionizing radiation is released, but its accumulation occurs only within the affected tissues. This method has no pronounced side effects and allows the patient to live in their usual rhythm of life.
- Standard Radiation Therapy is performed on the latest generation linear accelerator – True Beam STx. This type of intervention can be used both to alleviate general symptoms of tumour growth (pain, compression of major vessels and nerves) and for the treatment of widespread metastases in parenchymal organs.
Chemotherapy
- Often, intra-arterial pulsed administration of cytostatics is used, ensuring rapid delivery of the drug to the focus while maintaining maximum therapeutic concentration.
- The installation of an external port system allows for the administration of chemotherapy drugs directly into the pleural cavity. As a result, there is contact necrosis not only of tumour cells but also of regional metastatic foci.
Diagnosis of Pleural Mesothelioma in Israel
Timely diagnosis of mesothelioma is often complicated by the absence of a complex of specific symptoms. If you want to hear an additional opinion from an independent expert, take advantage of a video consultation via Skype without leaving your home. Ask your questions to the round-the-clock online consultant and send copies of your existing medical records. A qualified oncologist from Top Ihilov will express their opinion, confirm or refute the existing diagnosis. However, for guaranteed accurate diagnosis, visit the Top Ihilov clinic. Upon arrival at the clinic, the diagnostic process will take no more than three days, and the consultation with the attending physician will be free!
First Day – Admission to the Clinic, Initial Examination
After admission to the department, the attending physician conducts an initial examination – measures blood pressure, listens to lung fields. After reviewing the existing research results, a further diagnostic search plan is developed.
Second Day – Comprehensive Examination
Laboratory Studies
- Complete blood count and urinalysis
- Immunohistochemistry of blood and fluid obtained from the pleural cavity
- Biochemical blood analysis (determination of liver enzyme levels, glucose, bilirubin)
- Determination of blood type and Rh factor
- Cytological typing of biopsy and exudate
Instrumental Studies
- Ultrasound examination of the pleural cavity
- Positron emission tomography
- Echocardiography
- Performing pleural puncture with fluid sampling
- Thick-needle biopsy
- Scintigraphy
Third Day – Medical Commission
After receiving the research data and the histologists' conclusions about the nature of the growth and cellular composition of the tumour, a medical council of three representatives is convened. The patient is informed of all possible treatment and rehabilitation strategies. A preliminary cost estimate for the treatment course is calculated.
Cost of Treatment for Pleural Mesothelioma in Israel
A transparent pricing system, the absence of hidden fees, state price control, and prices that are 30-50% lower compared to similar clinics in Canada, the USA, and Belgium make services at Top Ihilov accessible to everyone!
Advantages of Treating Mesothelioma at Top Ihilov
- Prices for mesothelioma treatment in Israel are formed without hidden payments and additional percentages for bed days. At any time, you can order a completely free financial audit to calculate the preliminary cost of treatment.
- Comfort during your stay at the clinic: functional wards or a comfortable hotel on the center's premises. Guaranteed round-the-clock support from a Russian-speaking consultant, providing simultaneous translation, assistance with everyday issues, and help with legal matters.
- Use of innovations in evidence-based and practical medicine.
- Possibility to use experimental treatments and create individual clinical protocols.
- Trusting relationships between doctor and patient, courteous Russian-speaking staff.