Kirurgija Bitenc
Kirurgija Bitenc is a thoracic surgery clinic founded by mag. Marko Bitenc, dr. med. At Medicinski center Ljubljana it covers surgery and thoracic surgery; it performs lung and oesophageal operations on the premises of Klinika Golnik. Treatment is self-pay.
What Kirurgija Bitenc treats
Thoracic surgery deals with the chest and its organs. At Medicinski center Ljubljana, Kirurgija Bitenc treats diseases of the lungs, thyroid and oesophagus as well as gastric reflux, and also runs a general surgery clinic.
Common reasons for a consultation include a nodule or shadow on the lungs found on an X-ray or CT scan, an enlarged thyroid or a nodule in it, difficulty swallowing, a feeling of food getting stuck, and heartburn that keeps coming back despite treatment.
Many consultations are about deciding whether a procedure is needed at all. Some findings are resolved by monitoring, while others require an operation; what applies to you only becomes clear after the reports have been reviewed and discussed.
Consultation in Ljubljana, operation at Golnik
Consultations and follow-up examinations take place at Medicinski center Ljubljana at Vilharjev podhod 1. The clinic performs lung and oesophageal operations on the premises of Klinika Golnik.
For you, this means two locations within the same course of treatment. The conversation before the procedure, the review of your reports and the agreement on how things will proceed happen here; the procedure itself and hospital care happen at Golnik.
How and when admission to Golnik takes place is agreed at the consultation. This part is handled by the clinic, not by this website.
When to book a consultation
Book when an imaging test has shown a change in the lungs, when a thyroid nodule has been found, when reflux persists despite treatment, or when swallowing is becoming difficult.
A consultation for a second opinion also makes sense when an operation has been proposed to you elsewhere and you are still deciding about it. For such a consultation, bring the reports on which the proposal is based.
Coughing up blood, sudden severe shortness of breath and strong chest pain are not things to wait for an appointment with. In these cases, call 112.
Booking and preparation
Treatment is self-pay and you do not need a referral. Booking is handled by the clinic itself; the link on the clinic page takes you to its booking, and appointments cannot be booked on this website.
For the consultation, bring imaging and reports relating to your problem – that is, X-rays, CT scans and reports from previous tests – and a list of your medicines.
If you take blood-thinning medicines, say so at the first consultation. Do not stop your treatment on your own.
